Irchester Community Primary SchoolStanton Cross Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Irchester Community Primary School and Stanton Cross Primary School are primary schools in Wellingborough.

  • Irchester Community Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Stanton Cross Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stanton Cross Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Irchester Community Primary School was judged Good and Stanton Cross Primary School was judged the expected standard.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Irchester Community Primary School (59.0% in 2022-23, 71.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Irchester Community Primary School versus Stanton Cross Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingboroughIrchester Community Primary SchoolWellingboroughStanton Cross Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C64/100Stronger figure
Local ranking61st of 108 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure107th of 108 in North Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Free schools
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll351 115
Capacity420 420
LocationWellingborough, NN29 7AZ Wellingborough, NN8 1GN
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard71.0% Not reported62.0%
At higher standard9.0% Not reported8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 Not reported106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Not reported105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census351 115
Free school meals (ever 6)19.9% 13.0%
English as an additional language7.4% 34.8%
SEN support9.1% 11.3%
SEN with an EHC plan2.3% 6.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 6.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence15.7% Stronger figure25.0% 15.8%

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.

Irchester Community Primary School

Stanton Cross Primary School

Full profiles: Irchester Community Primary School · Stanton Cross Primary School