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Lodge Park Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Shetland Way, Corby NN17 2JH · lodgeparkacademy.co.uk · 01536 203817
On the mapSearch near NN17 2JH
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Apr 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 33.5
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 703
- 57% of 1,230 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 36.9%
- First language not English
- 28.9%
- 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: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 46 families put the school first and 102 places were offered; 98% 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 | 102 | 46 | 0.5 | 98% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 87 | 42 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 62 | 47 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 178 | 86 | 0.5 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 193 | 60 | 0.3 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 33.5, and 20.9% 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 (29.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼33.5 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼20.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼46.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼19.6% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼2.92 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 10.8 | −23.6 |
| Further education | 74.9 | +31.9 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −1.6 |
| Employment | 1 | −5.3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 10.8 | +0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 0.5 | −1.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 students | C (29.4) | Average -0.13 | |
| 21 students | C (29.4) | Average -0.13 | |
| 14 students | Dist- (31.3) | Average -0.08 | |
| 12 students | Dist*- (41.9) | Well above average +1.05 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 29 | D (19.8) | -0.66 |
| 2022/23 | 47 | D- (17.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 45 | D (19) | — |
| 2018/19 | 32 | D+ (21.8) | -0.58 |
| 2017/18 | 59 | C- (25.6) | -0.20 |
| 2016/17 | 56 | C- (26.7) | -0.35 |
| 2015/16 | 55 | C (29.7) | -0.14 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 53.8 | −4.5 |
| Further education | 2.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 10.3 | +8.2 |
| Employment | 25.6 | −5.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.1 | −1.2 |
| Activity not captured | 2.6 | +0.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Lodge Park Academy on 28 April 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Post-16 provision: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 28 Apr 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Post-16 provision | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Nov 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2021Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Feb 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Oct 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Inadequate
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 Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Nov 2016Requires 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 Good 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
34% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (67 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 34%
- Replies
- 67
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 94% who raised concerns
based on the 61% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (24%) with SEND