Guilsborough Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 4 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
- 27.8%
- 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 20 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 39 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 41 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 41 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 8 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 49 |
| Biology | GCSE | 63 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 79 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 60 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 19 |
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% 86.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 43.0% 38.5% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 47.3% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.1% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 3.7% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.2% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.3% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 76.0% 60.2% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 29.0% 17.2% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 1.8% 2.2% |