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
- 1260 (91% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.6%
- Girls
- 49.4%
- First language not English
- 3.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.3%
- Persistent absence
- 21.1%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 86.1%
Other White 5.6%
Mixed 3.5%
African 1.5%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Pakistani 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 36%
Local authority average 41%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 42%
Local authority average 42%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 46.5
Local authority average 44.6
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.14
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 21 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 40 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 34 |
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 39 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 12 |
| Biology | GCSE | 67 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 74 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 15 |
Admissions
Guilsborough Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 188
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 81
- 3rd preference
- 60
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 22
- 3rd preference
- 11
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.9 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 179 87 92 |
| Year 8 | 223 109 114 |
| Year 9 | 227 122 105 |
| Year 10 | 235 121 114 |
| Year 11 | 212 115 97 |
| Year 12 | 90 43 47 |
| Year 13 | 94 41 53 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 89.0% 86.0% 85.5% |
Further education | 39.0% 42.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 50.0% 42.9% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | SP 0.1% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.3% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 1.0% 2.8% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 2.7% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.1% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 4.0% 2.4% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 64.0% 57.4% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 22.0% 13.9% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.5% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 7.0% 1.8% 2.4% |