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DSLV E-ACT Academy
All-through · Mixed · Ages 3–18 · Sponsored academy
Hawke Road, Southbrook, Daventry NN11 4LJ · dslvacademy.e-act.org.uk · 01327 313400
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2022
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.2
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · West Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 997
- 83% of 1,200 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 35.1%
- First language not English
- 18.6%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: West Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 75 families put the school first and 89 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 | 89 | 75 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 91 | 68 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 130 | 90 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 125 | 56 | 0.4 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 122 | 93 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.2, and 25.2% 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, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across West Northamptonshire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C- (27.1 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼46% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.2 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼25.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼51.7% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼10.5% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.08 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 22.4 | −10.6 |
| Further education | 62.5 | +19.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −5.3 |
| Employment | 3.3 | −3.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.6 | 0 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | C- (27.1) | Below average -0.51 | |
| 21 students | C- (28.2) | Below average -0.43 | |
| 10 students | Dist- (33.1) | Average +0.12 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 19 | C (29.6) | -0.32 |
| 2022/23 | 34 | C- (27.6) | — |
| 2021/22 | 17 | C+ (33.2) | — |
| 2015/16 | 44 | D+ (22.6) | -0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 48 | −13.1 |
| Other education | 4 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 12 | +6.4 |
| Employment | 28 | +0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | +2.4 |
Ofsted
DSLV E-ACT Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 26 April 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 26 Apr 2022
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2017
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Met
Before September 2019
Feb 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (23 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 23
- 2% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 87% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied