Oakway Academy
Wellingborough · North Northamptonshire
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About Oakway Academy
Oakway Academy is a primary academy in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST is a Multi-academy trust. The trust operates 5 member schools: 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school. Local authorities: North Northamptonshire. Regions: East Midlands. — from the HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST public record.
Oakway Academy is a primary academy in Wellingborough, North Northamptonshire, part of HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- Oakway Academy
- Address
- 102 Oakway
- Postcode
- NN8 4SD
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- URN (official identifier)
- 140853
- Establishment number
- 2163
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 2–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 555
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 630
- School type
- Academy (sponsor led)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- HATTON ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Headteacher
- Mr James Hollingsworth
- Ofsted inspection
- Good · Inspected 10 Jan 2023Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.oakwayacademy.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01933678714
- Date opened
- 1 Sep 2014
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at Oakway Academy
| 2025/26 | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 555 | 56,109 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 27.2% | 20.9% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 9.9% | 12.7% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 4.5% | 6.8% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 55.9% | 19.7% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
9 published inspections for Oakway Academy, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
Report published 5 Mar 2023
· Serious Weaknesses S5 Reinspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Outcomes for pupils
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Good
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Good
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Good
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Requires improvement
Report published 7 May 2019
· Schools with Serious Weaknesses Visit 1
Read report- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Taking effective action towards the removal of serious weaknesses designation
Report published 18 Apr 2018
· Academy First Section 5
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category of concern
- SWK
- Outcomes for pupils
- Inadequate
- Early years provision
- Inadequate
- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare
- Requires improvement
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment
- Inadequate
Report published 8 Nov 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Diamond Learning Community (URN 121900)
Overall effectiveness: Inadequate
- Category
- SWK
- Pupils' achievement
- Inadequate
- Quality of teaching
- Inadequate
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Requires improvement
Report published 27 Nov 2013
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakway Infant School (URN 121900)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Satisfactory
Report published 28 Feb 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakway Junior School (URN 121906)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 16 Nov 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakway Infant School (URN 121900)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 5 Nov 2007
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as Oakway Junior School (URN 121906)
Overall effectiveness: Satisfactory
- Pupils' achievement
- Satisfactory
- Quality of teaching
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Satisfactory
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 11 Jul 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at Oakway Academy
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 5.1% | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 12.7% | 13.1% | 13.2% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded primary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at Oakway Academy
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £229,400 for 148 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 26.4% | 22.1% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £409 | £294 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at Oakway Academy
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Primary · 579 pupils. Excludes the trust's central costs.
| This school | North Northamptonshire average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £3,718,000 £6,421 per pupil | £6,617 | £7,179 |
| Total spending | £3,264,000 £5,637 per pupil | £6,005 | £6,721 |
| Teaching staff | £2,030,000 £3,506 per pupil · 62.2% | £3,092 · 51.5% | £3,211 · 47.8% |
| Education support staff | £237,000 £409 per pupil · 7.3% | £1,150 · 19.1% | £1,313 · 19.5% |
| Supply and agency staff | £9,000 £16 per pupil · 0.3% | £104 · 1.7% | £203 · 3.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £9,000 £16 per pupil · 0.3% | £82 · 1.4% | £160 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £454,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £597,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £5,305 per pupil, supply and agency £64 per pupil — spending up £332 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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