OFSTED
28 January 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
E-ACT
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,132
1,132 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
548
48.4% of pupils
Male pupils
584
51.6% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
0.2 pts
below England
School
24.6%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.5 pts
below England
School
12.8%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.0 pts
in line with England
School
1.0%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.0%
804
Any other White background
14.9%
169
Unclassified
5.7%
65
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
16
Any other Asian background
1.2%
14
Indian
1.1%
12
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
21.1%
239 of
1,132 pupils
0.3 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.8 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.5 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
38.9
0.3 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.27 · 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
11.33%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.11 pts
higher than
England
School
11.33%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
31.51%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
15.69 pts
higher than
England
School
31.51%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
3.67 pts
higher than
England
School
5.48%
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 secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
93.6%
1.2 pts
above England
The Parker E-ACT Academy
93.6%
West Northamptonshire
95.3%
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.