OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
MERIDIAN TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
475
475 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
231
48.6% of pupils
Male pupils
244
51.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
4.7 pts
below England
School
15.6%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
below England
School
0.6%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
69.1%
328
Any other White background
12.4%
59
African
9.7%
46
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
6
White and Black African
1.3%
6
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
11.8%
56 of
475 pupils
9.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
7.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.6 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.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
6.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.18 pts
lower than
England
School
6.03%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
13.87%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.94 pts
lower than
England
School
13.87%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.13 pts
higher than
England
School
1.94%
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
31.7%
60.7 pts
below England
Weldon Village Academy
31.7%
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.