OFSTED
26 March 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
WOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,670
1,670 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
857
51.3% of pupils
Male pupils
813
48.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.9 pts
below England
School
8.9%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
2.2 pts
above England
School
22.5%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.0%
918
Any other White background
13.7%
228
African
7.0%
117
Indian
6.0%
101
Any other Mixed background
2.9%
48
Pakistani
2.0%
34
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
18.4%
308 of
1,670 pupils
2.4 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
1.1 pts
above
England
6.0%
3.5 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
53.6
14.4 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.65 · 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
5.39%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.83 pts
lower than
England
School
5.39%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
12.68%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
3.13 pts
lower than
England
School
12.68%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.48%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.33 pts
lower than
England
School
1.48%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
132.5%
41.5 pts
above England
Wootton Park School
132.5%
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.