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Guilsborough Academy

West Northamptonshire·Secondary·East Midlands·Academy converter·NN6 8QE
URN: 136489Requires improvementOfsted published 19 Dec 2023
46.6
Attainment 8
National avg ≈ 46.4 · 2024/2025
-0.17
Progress 8
2023/2024 · CI: [-0.36, 0.02]
63.7%
5+ Eng & Maths
Grade 5+ in both · 2024/2025
36.3%
EBacc entry
% entering EBacc · 2024/2025
35.0
A level APS
Average points per entry · 2024/2025

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Academic outcomesAround average academic outcomes

Attainment 8 of 46.6 is close to the national average of around 46.

Attainment 8:
46.6
5+ Eng & Maths:
64%
Academic year:
2024/2025
Pupil progressBroadly average progress

Progress is close to average or statistically uncertain because the confidence interval crosses zero. This does not necessarily mean the school adds or detracts from pupil progress.

Progress 8:
-0.17
Confidence interval:
[-0.36, 0.02]
Admissions realismAdmissions realism: not yet assessed

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Performance over time

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)

Historical results

YearPupilsAtt8P85+ E&MEBacc %EBacc APS
2024/202521246.663.7%36.3%4.1
2023/202422246.1-0.1762.6%32.9%4.1
2022/202323049.40.0067.0%40.0%4.4
2021/202222848.0-0.0964.0%46.0%4.3

Nearby and similar schools

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Northampton School for Boys
Ofsted Not judgedAttainment 8 58.2Progress 8 +0.95
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Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 54.9Progress 8 +0.49
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Northampton Academy
Ofsted OutstandingAttainment 8 52.1Progress 8 +0.87
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Sponne School
Ofsted Not judgedAttainment 8 52.0Progress 8 +0.27
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Chenderit School
Ofsted GoodAttainment 8 50.0Progress 8 +0.18
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School information

URN136489
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
RegionEast Midlands
PhaseSecondary
TypeAcademy converter
Gender of entryMixed
Age range11-18
HeadteacherPrincipal Simon Frazer
TrustGUILSBOROUGH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
PostcodeNN6 8QE
Latest pupils212
FSM eligible14.5%

Contact and identifiers

West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN6 8QE

http://www.guilsborough.northants.sch.ukView local authority page1604740641
DfE number4042
UKPRN10033034
Opened1 Mar 2011
GIAS updated11 Mar 2026

Data sources and freshness

Official record updated11 Mar 2026
Latest KS4 year2024/2025
Latest KS2 year
Ofsted published19 Dec 2023

Latest Ofsted inspection

Requires improvement
Quality of educationRequires improvement
Behaviour and attitudesRequires improvement
Personal developmentRequires improvement
Leadership and managementRequires improvement
SafeguardingEffective
Inspection typeS5 Inspection
Category of concern
Inspection date3 Oct 2023
Publication date19 Dec 2023
View Ofsted report