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Guilsborough Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northampton NN6 8QE · guilsborough.northants.sch.uk · 01604 740641
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.6
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,198
- 85% of 1,412 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 15.4%
- First language not English
- 4.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 159 families put the school first and 211 places were offered; 100% 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 | 211 | 159 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 188 | 152 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 201 | 159 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 231 | 182 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 218 | 172 | 0.8 | 99% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.6, and 41.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B- (35 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼41.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲68.9% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼36.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.14 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.8 | −1.9 |
| Sixth form college | 0.9 | +0.5 |
| Further education | 42.3 | −0.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −1.2 |
| Employment | 2.3 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.4 | +3.6 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 92 students | B- (35) | Average +0.06 | |
| 92 students | B- (35.1) | Average +0.06 | |
| 18 students | Dist- (31.5) | Average +0.06 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 93 | C+ (33.1) | +0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 102 | B- (36.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 83 | B (38.5) | — |
| 2018/19 | 124 | C+ (32.1) | -0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 81 | C (30.9) | -0.13 |
| 2016/17 | 90 | C+ (32.4) | +0.02 |
| 2015/16 | 76 | C (31.6) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.1 | +6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.1 | −0.8 |
| Employment | 32.7 | −2.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | +0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 3.1 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Guilsborough Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 3 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 3 Oct 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2022
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
69% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (179 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 69%
- Replies
- 179
- 14% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 82% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 61 parents (34%) with SEND