OFSTED
16 July 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Inadequate
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
5 March 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
14 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
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Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
NENE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
851
851 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
419
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
432
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
2.1 pts
below England
School
22.7%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
12.9 pts
below England
School
7.4%
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
83.7%
712
Any other White background
3.9%
33
African
2.7%
23
Any other Mixed background
1.6%
14
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
12
White and Black African
1.3%
11
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
17.3%
147 of
851 pupils
3.6 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
40.0
0.8 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.32 · 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
9.20%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.99 pts
higher than
England
School
9.20%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
28.96%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.14 pts
higher than
England
School
28.96%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.93%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.12 pts
higher than
England
School
3.93%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
94.6%
2.2 pts
above England
Manor School
94.6%
North Northamptonshire
88.8%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.