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Corby Technical School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Free school
Cottingham Road, Corby NN17 1TD · corbytechnicalschool.org · 01536 213100
On the mapSearch near NN17 1TD
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 45.8
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 952
- 52 over 900 places · 106%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.4%
- First language not English
- 28.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 166 families put the school first and 150 places were offered; 73% 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 | 150 | 166 | 1.1▲ | 73% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 147 | 160 | 1.1▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 147 | 150 | 1▲ | 70% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 145 | 192 | 1.3▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 144 | 247 | 1.7▲ | 47% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 45.8, and 42.6% 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+ (31.9 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●45.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼42.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼61.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲54.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.07 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 42.9 | −7.4 |
| Further education | 46.9 | +10.3 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.7 | −2.8 |
| Employment | 1.4 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.1 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +0.6 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 students | C+ (31.9) | Average +0.06 | |
| 30 students | C (31.4) | Average +0.02 | |
| 15 students | Dist- (32.3) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 51 | D+ (24.6) | -0.27 |
| 2022/23 | 22 | D (21.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 9 | C (29.4) | — |
| 2018/19 | 20 | D+ (24.1) | +0.01 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 43.6 | −10.2 |
| Further education | 9.1 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 12.7 | +5 |
| Employment | 23.6 | +0.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.3 | −8.1 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | — |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Corby Technical School on 25 March 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 25 Mar 2025
- 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: Outstanding, graded inspection, Apr 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding
What parents said
56% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (81 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 56%
- Replies
- 81
- 8% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on the 48% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (22%) with SEND