Oakway Academy is a primary school located in Wellingborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 03/04/2019. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is above average, progress in reading and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Off Oakway, Wellingborough

School Information

Address: Off Oakway, Wellingborough, NN8 4SD
Website: www.oakwayacademy.org.uk
Telephone: 01933678714
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Claire Byron
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140853

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 03/04/2019

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 630
Number of Pupils: 557
Number of Boys: 300
Number of Girls: 257

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.4
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3
Maths
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -0.8 to 1.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:59%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Highfield Nursery School
Finedon Road , NN8 4AB 		3out of 4 968 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
Croyland Road , NN8 2AX 		4out of 4 2,164 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakway Academy
Off Oakway , NN8 4SD 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Victoria Primary Academy
Finedon Road , NN8 4NT 		2out of 4 1,016 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Avenue Infant School
The Avenue , NN8 4ET 		3out of 4 1,019 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Redwell Primary School
Barnwell Road , NN8 5LQ 		- not rated 1,151 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Park Junior School, Wellingborough
Great Park Street , NN8 4PH 		3out of 4 1,162 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle , NN8 4RP 		4out of 4 618 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH 		3out of 4 2,049 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Wrenn School
London Road , NN8 2DQ 		3out of 4 2,150 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite
Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS 		4out of 4 945 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Friars Academy
Friars Close , NN8 2LA 		4out of 4 1,988 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wellingborough School
London Road , NN8 2BX 		- not rated 2,047 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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