Croyland Primary SchoolSt Barnabas Church of England School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Wellingborough.

Summary of the comparison

Croyland Primary School and St Barnabas Church of England School are primary schools in Wellingborough.

  • Croyland Primary School scores 47 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and St Barnabas Church of England School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). St Barnabas Church of England School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Croyland Primary School was judged Good and St Barnabas Church of England School was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Croyland Primary School (39.0% in 2022-23, 55.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Croyland Primary School versus St Barnabas Church of England School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingboroughCroyland Primary SchoolWellingboroughSt Barnabas Church of England SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD47/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking73rd of 108 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure98th of 108 in North Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 5-7
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll414 177
Capacity420 180
LocationWellingborough, NN8 2AX Wellingborough, NN8 3HB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard55.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard12.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score101.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 177
Free school meals (ever 6)38.6% 19.8%
English as an additional language27.3% 24.3%
SEN support14.3% 9.6%
SEN with an EHC plan7.7% 5.7%
Attendance
Overall absence8.3% 5.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence24.0% 13.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Croyland Primary School

St Barnabas Church of England School

Full profiles: Croyland Primary School · St Barnabas Church of England School