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Prince William School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Herne Road, Oundle PE8 4BS · princewilliamschool.co.uk · 01832 272881
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2020
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.9
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 10.99 mi
- 17.69 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,416
- 16 over 1,400 places · 101%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 14.9%
- First language not English
- 7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 10.99 mi (17.69 km) from the school. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 227 families put the school first and 241 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 241 | 227 | 0.9 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 225 | 229 | 1▲ | 95% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 220 | 198 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 233 | 221 | 0.9 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 273 | 249 | 0.9 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 10.99 mi17.69 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.9, and 51.2% 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 B- (35.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲51.2% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼13.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ●4.15 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 43.1 | −8.5 |
| Further education | 44.1 | +11.1 |
| Other education | 0.9 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.8 | −0.6 |
| Employment | 1.4 | −3.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.7 | +0.3 |
| Activity not captured | 1.9 | +0.3 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 96 students | B- (35.5) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 96 students | B- (35.6) | Above average +0.29 | |
| 27 students | Dist- (32.2) | Above average +0.32 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 91 | B- (35.1) | +0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 89 | B- (36) | — |
| 2021/22 | 90 | B- (36.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 68 | B- (35.3) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 67 | C- (27.8) | 0.00 |
| 2016/17 | 40 | C+ (34.7) | -0.20 |
| 2015/16 | 57 | C (31.3) | -0.13 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 60.2 | +9.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.1 | −3.1 |
| Employment | 29 | +3 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.6 | −0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −5.2 |
Ofsted
Prince William School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 January 2020, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Apr 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 29 Apr 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2020
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 122064), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Requires 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 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 Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 122064)
What parents said
90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (173 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 90%
- Replies
- 173
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 34% who had a child bullied
based on 50 parents (29%) with SEND