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Weston Favell Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton NN3 3EZ · westonfavellacademy.org · 01604 402121
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2024
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 41.8
- 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
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,431
- 94% of 1,525 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.3%
- First language not English
- 29.1%
- 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, 150 families put the school first and 259 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 | 259 | 150 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 267 | 134 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 266 | 133 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 276 | 121 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 233 | 87 | 0.4 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 41.8, and 30.9% 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 C- (26.8 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼41.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼30.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼9.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.42 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 29 | −2.6 |
| Further education | 48.6 | −1.4 |
| Other education | 0.7 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −2.6 |
| Employment | 3.1 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +3.4 |
| Activity not captured | 5.2 | +2.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 students | C- (26.8) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 43 students | C- (27) | Below average -0.24 | |
| 52 students | Merit+ (29.1) | Average +0.02 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 53 | C- (28) | -0.30 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | C- (27.3) | — |
| 2021/22 | 81 | C (31.1) | — |
| 2018/19 | 64 | D+ (24.5) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 70 | C- (25.9) | +0.16 |
| 2016/17 | 58 | D (21.3) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 94 | D+ (22.1) | -0.19 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 47 | −15.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.6 | +8.3 |
| Employment | 25.8 | +5.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 12.1 | +5.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.5 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Weston Favell Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 12 March 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 12 Mar 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Feb 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Sept 2023Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Inadequate Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
85% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (177 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 85%
- Replies
- 177
- 12% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 38% who had a child bullied
based on 28 parents (16%) with SEND