Report card · inspected Jul 2026
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
Safeguarding standards met
This schoolOther secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026| Area | Exceptional | Strong standard | Expected standard | Needs attention | Urgent improvement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard | ||||
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard | ||||
| Achievement | Expected standard | ||||
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard | ||||
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard | ||||
| Early years | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Post-16 provision | Does not apply to this school | ||||
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard | ||||
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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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 entry474 applications · 150 places offered · 145 named it first
- 2026 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2025 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- 2024 2.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
- This school
- North Northamptonshire median
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 | 150 | 474 | 3.2 | 145 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2025 | 146 | 451 | 3.1 | 168 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 | 144 | 374 | 2.6 | 129 | 0.90 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Weldon Village AcademyThis schoolThis school20263.2applications per place
- 2.4 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20232.5applications per place 41.9Attainment 8
- 5.0 km · North NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20253.4applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 6.9 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20233.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
- 7.0 km · North Northamptonshire20260.9applications per place 37.0Attainment 8
- 7.9 km · North NorthamptonshireStandards maintained20251.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
- 10.8 km · North NorthamptonshireImproved significantly20251.6applications per place 47.0Attainment 8
- 10.9 km · North Northamptonshire20263.7applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
- 12.0 km · RutlandRemains Good20232.1applications per place 45.6Attainment 8
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.
School details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- URN · DfE number
- 149775 · 940/4001
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Capacity
- 1,500 pupils · 475 on roll
- Free school meals
- 17.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2023
- Address
- Oundle Road, Weldon, Corby, NN17 3GE
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources