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Brooke Weston Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley NN18 8LA · brookeweston.org · 01536 396366
On the mapSearch near NN18 8LA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 50.5
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,154
- 96% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 20.1%
- First language not English
- 22.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 291 families put the school first and 180 places were offered; 55% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 180 | 291 | 1.6▲ | 55% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 174 | 295 | 1.7▲ | 54% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 163 | 297 | 1.8▲ | 50% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 176 | 356 | 2▲ | 46% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 167 | 362 | 2.2▲ | 40% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 50.5, and 58.8% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (33.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲50.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲58.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲75.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲76.9% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.83 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 49.5 | −5.8 |
| Further education | 33.5 | +1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 7.4 | +5.2 |
| Employment | 2.7 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.6 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 119 students | C+ (33.6) | Below average -0.18 | |
| 121 students | C+ (33.3) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 71 students | Dist- (32.1) | Average -0.07 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 111 | B- (36.1) | -0.11 |
| 2022/23 | 133 | B- (35.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 128 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 145 | B- (36.8) | +0.17 |
| 2017/18 | 134 | C+ (31.8) | -0.01 |
| 2016/17 | 142 | C+ (32.2) | -0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 117 | C (31.3) | -0.10 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.2 | −11.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 4 | +0.5 |
| Employment | 28.8 | +8.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4 | +1.9 |
Ofsted
Brooke Weston Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 7 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 7 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Outstanding, graded inspection, Jan 2011
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jan 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (116 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 116
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 74% who raised concerns
based on the 40% who had a child bullied
based on 30 parents (26%) with SEND