OFSTED
10 February 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
19 October 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
22 November 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Christian
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,808
1,808 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
837
46.3% of pupils
Male pupils
971
53.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
1.3 pts
below England
School
23.5%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.3 pts
below England
School
18.0%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.6%
1,294
Any other White background
12.8%
232
African
4.8%
86
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
32
Indian
1.4%
25
White and Asian
1.4%
25
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
17.6%
319 of
1,808 pupils
3.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.7 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
48.3
9.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.52 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
7.12%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.90 pts
higher than
England
School
7.12%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.75%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.93 pts
higher than
England
School
17.75%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.31%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.51 pts
higher than
England
School
3.31%
North Northamptonshire
1.79%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.3%
8.3 pts
above England
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
99.3%
North Northamptonshire
99.3%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.