Olympic Primary is a primary school located in Wellingborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 15/06/2017. 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.

School Information

Address: Olympic Way, Wellingborough, NN8 3QA
Website: https://www.olympicprimary.net/
Telephone: 01933677300
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Emily Hair
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 146415

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 366
Number of Boys: 181
Number of Girls: 185

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 11.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Above Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -2 to 1.5
Writing
Above Average: 1.7 Confidence interval 0.1 to 3.3
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:47%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery
Croyland Road , NN8 2AX
4out of 4 1,607 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Highfield Nursery School
Finedon Road , NN8 4AB
3out of 4 2,792 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Olympic Primary
Olympic Way , NN8 3QA
2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ruskin Academy
Ruskin Avenue , NN8 3EG
2out of 4 740 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Ruskin Infant School
Ruskin Avenue , NN8 3EG
- not rated 742 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy
Westfield Road , NN8 3HD
3out of 4 1,365 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
Henshaw Road , NN8 2BE
- not rated 1,478 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road , NN8 3JH
3out of 4 769 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
The Pyghtle , NN8 4RP
4out of 4 2,104 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wrenn School
London Road , NN8 2DQ
3out of 4 2,674 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Friars Academy
Friars Close , NN8 2LA
4out of 4 2,235 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wellingborough School
London Road , NN8 2BX
- not rated 2,717 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Rowan Gate Primary School -Two Sites and Satellite
Rowan Gate Primary School , Finedon Road NN8 4NS
4out of 4 2,833 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.