Guilsborough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 136489
- Address
- West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, NN6 8QE
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1327 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.2%
- Girls
- 47.8%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 27.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.7%
White British 86.6%
Other White 5.3%
Mixed 3.5%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.8%
Indian 0.7%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 40%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 49.4
Local authority average 45.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.41
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 51 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 33 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 46 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 35 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 25 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 72 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 58 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 16 |
Admissions
Guilsborough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 201
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 95
- 3rd preference
- 75
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 159
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 17
- To another Local Authority
- 3
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 115 110 |
| Year 8 | 233 126 107 |
| Year 9 | 236 122 114 |
| Year 10 | 218 120 98 |
| Year 11 | 222 121 101 |
| Year 12 | 100 45 55 |
| Year 13 | 93 44 49 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 34.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 53.0% 50.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 77.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 20.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% n/a 1.7% |