OFSTED
Latest ungraded inspection
25 May 2022
Latest published outcome
School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy sponsor led
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics
for 2025/26.
2025/26
Total pupils
1,275
1,275 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
640
50.2% of pupils
Male pupils
635
49.8% of pupils
6.4 pts
above England
School
31.2%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
6.2 pts
above England
School
26.5%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
0.3 pts
above England
School
1.3%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Any other White background
17.6%
224
White and Black Caribbean
4.2%
53
Any other Mixed background
2.6%
33
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
6.4%
82 of
1,275 pupils
14.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
North Northamptonshire
19.5%
SEN support
4.3%
55 pupils
England
14.8%
10.5 pts
below
EHC plans
2.1%
27 pupils
England
6.0%
3.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Most common identified needs
Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health
33
Specific learning difficulty
27
Speech, language & communication
17
Moderate 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.
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
8.39%
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.17 pts
higher than
England
School
8.39%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
Persistent absence
22.76%
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
6.94 pts
higher than
England
School
22.76%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
Severe absence
2.99%
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.19 pts
higher than
England
School
2.99%
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
84.8%
7.5 pts
below England
North Northamptonshire
88.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.