OFSTED
1 March 2022
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
131
130 full-time ·
1 part-time
Female pupils
37
28.2% of pupils
Male pupils
94
71.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.0 pts
above England
School
32.8%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
3.4 pts
above England
School
23.7%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
48.9%
64
Bangladeshi
10.7%
14
African
9.9%
13
Any other White background
6.9%
9
Indian
3.8%
5
Any other Mixed background
3.1%
4
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
100.0%
131 of
131 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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
0.4
38.8 pts
below England
Latest published: -1.88 · 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
8.94%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.72 pts
higher than
England
School
8.94%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
22.94%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.12 pts
higher than
England
School
22.94%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
3.67%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.87 pts
higher than
England
School
3.67%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
131.0%
51.2 pts
above England
Purple Oaks Academy
131.0%
West Northamptonshire
81.6%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.