Overall Oxbridge
#792
4 ranked schools · -139 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
30
Offers
5
Offer rate16.7%
-12.0 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Wellingborough
Granted a royal market charter by King John in 1201, Wellingborough stands as one of Northamptonshire's oldest trading towns, sited north of the River Nene between Northampton and Kettering. Its Anglo-Saxon predecessor, recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Wendelburie, was already a settlement of consequence in the Nene valley. Around 55,000 people live in the town today, with newer growth quarters steadily extending its eastern and northern edges. Wollaston and Bozeat lie just beyond the town edge.
Queensway, The Pyghtle, and the wider Wellingborough residential areas form the school-competitive core for families targeting primary places, drawing parents across all phases of state provision. Wellingborough station sits on the Midland Main Line, with services to Kettering in around ten minutes and Leicester reachable in just over thirty.
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6
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of which7sixth forms·8faith·1nursery schools39 total
Area Performance
Wellingborough schools rank in the top 61% of England
Across 36 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 6.87/10, -0.56 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
8% Elite
Distribution across all Wellingborough schools
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Wellingborough vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 61%
Across all ranked Wellingborough schools
Top 63%Primaryavg #9,373 of 14,821
Top 58%Secondaryavg #2,204 of 3,803
Top 57%Sixth formavg #1,441 of 2,523
Primary schools: 23 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,373
-13 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 63% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
59%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#9,373
-13 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 63% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
59%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
7%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.47 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,204
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 58% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.6
+1.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.47 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,204
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 58% of 3,803
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.6
+1.5 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 6 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.83 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,441
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 57% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.9/10
-0.83 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,441
-7 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 57% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
48%
-3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#284
4 ranked schools · -22 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
10
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-16.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#876
6 ranked schools · -177 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
30
Offers
5
Offer rate16.7%
-20.3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
2026
Wellingborough town
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Wellingborough town
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Wellingborough town
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