OFSTED
10 March 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Strong standard
Leadership & governance
Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
22 June 2021
Graded inspection
Good
Published
13 September 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
LUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,064
2,064 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,016
49.2% of pupils
Male pupils
1,048
50.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
9.1 pts
below England
School
15.7%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.8 pts
above England
School
1.8%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
68.9%
1,422
Any other White background
6.5%
134
Any other Black background
3.7%
77
African
2.9%
59
White and Asian
2.6%
53
Unclassified
2.4%
50
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
19.5%
403 of
2,064 pupils
1.3 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
2.9 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.2 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
50.0
10.8 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.14 · 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
6.91%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.69 pts
higher than
England
School
6.91%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.22%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.40 pts
higher than
England
School
17.22%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.71 pts
higher than
England
School
2.52%
West Northamptonshire
1.94%
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
112.8%
21.7 pts
above England
The Duston School
112.8%
West Northamptonshire
102.0%
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.