Stanton Cross Primary School
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Stanton Cross Primary School is a free school in Wellingborough for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. It has 200 pupils and room for 420. About 12 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 32 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Waverley Drive, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, NN8 1GN01933 594049stantoncrossprimary.co.ukMrs Melissa Albert headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 7 May 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
303 places were empty (72% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Northamptonshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Infant classes (Reception to Year 2) average 28.3 pupils (England 25.5); junior classes (Years 3 to 6) average 30.0 (England 27.3).
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (16), emotional and mental health (11), Other difficulty or disability (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 200 | 115 | 64 | 27 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 13% | 13% | 11% | 7% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 32% | 35% | 33% | 26% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 11% | 14% | 19% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 6% | 6% | 4% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.3% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.9% | 3.7% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.8% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 25.0% | 18.2% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 18.3 | 3.1 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria Primary Academy | Academy | 1.0 miles | 412 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 242 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
| Park Junior School, Wellingborough | Academy | 1.3 miles | 237 | Not inspected | 30 | Compare |
| The Avenue Infant School | Council | 1.3 miles | 165 | Good 2023 | 33 | Compare |
| Oakway Academy | Academy | 1.4 miles | 555 | Good 2023 | 39 | Compare |
| St Barnabas Church of England School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 170 | Good 2023 | 32 | Compare |
| Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 239 | No overall grade 2024 | 60 | Compare |
| Irchester Community Primary School | Academy | 1.9 miles | 343 | Good 2023 | 40 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Stanton Cross Primary School with the 49 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 49 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 49 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Stanton Cross Primary School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 242 | Good 2022 | 76 | Compare |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby | Roman Catholic | 12.0 miles | 232 | Good 2023 | 60 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 32 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 32% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 12 to 63. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 1.4 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | below | -0.26 | 2024/25; 72 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Stanton Cross Primary School a good school?
The figures are weak. Stanton Cross Primary School scores 32 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 10% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 12 to 63, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much.
What is Stanton Cross Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Stanton Cross Primary School not judged at its last full inspection on 7 May 2025.
How many pupils does Stanton Cross Primary School have?
200 pupils aged 4 to 11 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 420 places, so it is 48% full.
Is Stanton Cross Primary School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 303 places were empty in 2024/25 (72% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Stanton Cross Primary School?
Pupils were in school 93.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 25% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Stanton Cross Primary School?
The average class had 28.6 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Waverley Drive, Stanton Cross, Wellingborough, NN8 1GN
- Telephone
- 01933 594049
- Website
- www.stantoncrossprimary.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melissa Albert
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 4-11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- Northampton Primary Academy Trust (13 schools)
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Victoria
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2022 (new provision)
- URN
- 149074 · LAESTAB 9402000 · UKPRN 10090889
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.