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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Outstanding | Good | Requires improvement | Inadequate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good | |||
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good | |||
| Personal development | Good | |||
| Leadership and management | Good | |||
| Sixth form provision | Good |
Inspection history
- 30 April 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 28 January 2020Graded inspection: Good
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About these grades
Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.
How hard is it to get a place?
DfE · Sept 2026 entry374 applications · 241 places offered · 227 named it first
- 2026 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2024 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2023 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2022 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 1.7
- 2021 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2020 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2019 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2018 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2017 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2016 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.3
- 2015 1.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- This school
- North Northamptonshire median
Dashed bars: as Prince William School (URN 122064), the previous school.
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council
How this is measured
Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.
| Entry | Places | Applications | Per place | First preferences | First-pref. ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2026 | 241 | 374 | 1.6 | 227 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2025 | 225 | 337 | 1.5 | 229 | 1.02 |
| Sep 2024 | 220 | 308 | 1.4 | 198 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2023 | 233 | 342 | 1.5 | 221 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2022 | 273 | 349 | 1.3 | 249 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2021 | 234 | 287 | 1.2 | 177 | 0.76 |
| Sep 2020 | 185 | 240 | 1.3 | 159 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2019 | 199 | 233 | 1.2 | 163 | 0.82 |
| Sep 2018 | 192 | 237 | 1.2 | 160 | 0.83 |
| Sep 2017 | 178 | 218 | 1.2 | 154 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2016 | 192 | 224 | 1.2 | 178 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2015 * | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 5 | 0.33 |
How did pupils do at GCSE?
DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisionalEvery year as a table
| Year | Pupils | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths | 4+ Eng & maths | Progress 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 (prov.) | 227 | 47.0 | 48% | 66% | – |
| 2024/25 | 205 | 48.9 | 51% | 74% | – |
| 2023/24 | 211 | 49.2 | 52% | 76% | +0.41 |
| 2022/23 | 199 | 48.8 | 51% | 75% | +0.14 |
Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Prince William SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20251.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · North Northamptonshire20263.2applications per place
- 12.7 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20232.5applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 13.1 km · PeterboroughGraded · no overall grade20251.9applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
- 13.2 km · CambridgeshireRemains Good20231.6applications per place 47.9Attainment 8
- 14.6 km · PeterboroughRemains Good20232.2applications per place 47.2Attainment 8
- 14.8 km · PeterboroughGood20232.7applications per place 48.3Attainment 8
- 15.3 km · Peterborough20262.7applications per place 47.5Attainment 8
- 15.7 km · North NorthamptonshireSerious weaknesses Inadequate20241.4applications per place 38.2Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 142063 · 940/4016
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,400 pupils · 1,416 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
- SEN provision
- SEN unit
- Opened
- 1 September 2015
- Replaced
- Prince William School (URN 122064)
- Address
- Herne Road, Oundle, PE8 4BS
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources