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The Parker E-ACT Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Ashby Road, Daventry NN11 0QE · theparkeracademy.e-act.org.uk · 01327 705816
On the mapSearch near NN11 0QE
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- 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
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,132
- 94% of 1,210 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 25.1%
- First language not English
- 12.8%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- E-Act
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, 172 families put the school first and 186 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 | 186 | 172 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 196 | 194 | 1 | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 231 | 233 | 1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 198 | 239 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 197 | 199 | 1▲ | 97% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 33.8% 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- (25.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼33.8% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼54.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼32.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.48 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 25.4 | −15 |
| Further education | 55.1 | +17.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −2.1 |
| Employment | 3.8 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.7 | +1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 4.9 | +0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 students | C- (25.6) | Below average -0.52 | |
| 53 students | C- (26.5) | Below average -0.44 | |
| 18 students | Merit+ (28.1) | Average -0.13 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 70 | C (29.4) | -0.26 |
| 2022/23 | 53 | D+ (24.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 46 | C (31.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 77 | D (21.2) | -0.53 |
| 2017/18 | 68 | D+ (23.1) | -0.31 |
| 2016/17 | 44 | D+ (23) | +0.04 |
| 2015/16 | 57 | D (20.4) | -0.18 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 38.8 | +8.6 |
| Other education | 2.4 | −33 |
| Apprenticeship | 10.6 | +7.5 |
| Employment | 35.3 | +17.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.1 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 5.9 | +0.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Parker E-ACT Academy on 28 January 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021
Other inspections
Report cards, from November 2025
- Apr 2026Monitoring visitEffective action
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Personal development Good Leadership and management Outstanding Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Jan 2020Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Mar 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 Dec 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
34% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (289 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 34%
- Replies
- 289
- 25% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 104 parents (36%) with SEND