Stanton Cross Primary SchoolPark Junior School, Wellingborough

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

Summary of the comparison

Stanton Cross Primary School and Park Junior School, Wellingborough are primary schools in Wellingborough.

  • Stanton Cross Primary School scores 64 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Park Junior School, Wellingborough scores 60 out of 100 (grade C, average). Stanton Cross Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Stanton Cross Primary School was judged the expected standard and Park Junior School, Wellingborough was judged Good.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Park Junior School, Wellingborough (56.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Stanton Cross Primary School versus Park Junior School, Wellingborough compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure WellingboroughStanton Cross Primary SchoolWellingboroughPark Junior School, WellingboroughEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC64/100Stronger figureC60/100
Local ranking107th of 108 in North Northamptonshire 29th of 108 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 7-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll115 238
Capacity420 240
LocationWellingborough, NN8 1GN Wellingborough, NN8 4PH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standardNot reported45.0% 62.0%
At higher standardNot reported3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled scoreNot reported103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled scoreNot reported102.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census115 238
Free school meals (ever 6)13.0% 24.4%
English as an additional language34.8% 39.1%
SEN support11.3% 15.6%
SEN with an EHC plan6.1% 2.1%
Attendance
Overall absence6.3% 4.7% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.0% 12.5% 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.

Stanton Cross Primary School

Park Junior School, Wellingborough

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