SCHOOL PROFILE

Corby Technical School

Secondary Free schools URN 138254
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 1,018 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 11 – 18 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 March 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Secondary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority North Northamptonshire
Trust THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 952 952 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 469 49.3% of pupils
Male pupils 483 50.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.1%
1.3 pts above England
School 26.1%
North Northamptonshire 20.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

28.3%
8.0 pts above England
School 28.3%
North Northamptonshire 18.9%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.9%
0.1 pts below England
School 0.9%
North Northamptonshire 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
52.8%
503
Any other White background
27.2%
259
African
6.1%
58
Unclassified
2.6%
25
Any other Asian background
2.2%
21
Any other ethnic group
1.7%
16
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 18.8% 179 of 952 pupils
2.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.8%
North Northamptonshire 19.5%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.3% 155 pupils
England 14.8% 1.5 pts above
EHC plans 2.5% 24 pupils
England 6.0% 3.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Specific learning difficulty 44
Social, emotional & mental health 36
Moderate learning difficulty 35
Autistic spectrum disorder 27
Speech, language & communication 20
Severe learning difficulty 4

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

Key stage 4 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
ATTAINMENT 8

Average attainment score

45.8 6.6 pts above England
School 45.8
North Northamptonshire 35.9
East Midlands 39.1
England 39.2
English & maths grade 5+ 42.6% England 36.0% 6.6 pts above England
English & maths grade 4+ 61.1% England 51.4% 9.7 pts above England
EBacc entry 54.6% England 30.6% 24.0 pts above England
EBacc average point score 4.07 England 3.41
Progress 8 Not available for 2024/25

Latest published: -0.07 · 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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.05%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.83 pts higher than England
School 7.05%
North Northamptonshire 6.06%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

19.87%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.06 pts higher than England
School 19.87%
North Northamptonshire 14.92%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

3.01%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.20 pts higher than England
School 3.01%
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

93.5% 1.2 pts above England
Corby Technical School
93.5%
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.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information