Weston Favell Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 12 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 136948
- Address
- Booth Lane South, NN3 3EZ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1494 (92% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.7%
- Girls
- 46.3%
- First language not English
- 29.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 31.8%
- Persistent absence
- 26.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 8.9%
White British 43.8%
Other White 21.8%
Mixed 8.7%
African 7.5%
Other Black 3.9%
Bangladeshi 2.9%
Unclassified 2.9%
Other Asian 2.2%
Indian 1.8%
Pakistani 1.3%
Other 1.2%
Caribbean 0.7%
Chinese 0.7%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Irish 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.22
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 14%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 32%
Local authority average 44%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 38.2
Local authority average 45.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.22
Local authority average 3.96
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Music Studies (General) | Technical Award | 16 |
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 38 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 14 |
| Speech & Drama | Technical Award | 18 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 33 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 1 |
| Biology | GCSE | 26 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 25 |
| English Language | GCSE | 231 |
Admissions
Weston Favell Academy
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 266
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 138
- 3rd preference
- 117
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 133
- 2nd preference
- 57
- 3rd preference
- 23
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 271 154 117 |
| Year 8 | 258 145 113 |
| Year 9 | 263 142 121 |
| Year 10 | 285 145 140 |
| Year 11 | 286 152 134 |
| Year 12 | 68 33 35 |
| Year 13 | 63 32 31 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 88.2% 86.5% |
Further education | 56.0% 37.0% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 50.3% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.0% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.8% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 2.0% 3.8% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.0% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.2% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 0.9% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 69.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 15.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 11.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% n/a 1.7% |