Corby Technical SchoolKingswood Secondary Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Corby.

Summary of the comparison

Corby Technical School and Kingswood Secondary Academy are secondary schools in Corby.

  • Corby Technical School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Kingswood Secondary Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Corby Technical School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Corby Technical School was judged the expected standard and Kingswood Secondary Academy was judged Good.

  • On GCSE Attainment 8, the latest published figures are 45.7 for Corby Technical School and 42.9 for Kingswood Secondary Academy.

  • GCSE Attainment 8 has fallen at Corby Technical School (51.3 in 2021-22, 45.7 in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Kingswood Secondary Academy (43.5 in 2021-22, 42.9 in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Corby Technical School versus Kingswood Secondary Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CorbyCorby Technical SchoolCorbyKingswood Secondary AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC58/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking7th of 19 in North Northamptonshire Stronger figure9th of 19 in North Northamptonshire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeFree schools Academy sponsor led
PhaseSecondary Secondary
Age range11-18 11-18
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll987 1,226
Capacity1,018 1,302
LocationCorby, NN17 1TD Corby, NN18 9NS
GCSE results
Attainment 845.7 Stronger figure42.9 46.0
Grade 5+ in English & maths42.6% Stronger figure34.3% 45.4%
Grade 4+ in English & maths61.1% Stronger figure56.7% 64.8%
Entering EBacc54.6% Stronger figure28.9% 40.5%
EBacc average point score4.07 Stronger figure3.72 4.09
Cohort216 201
A-level results
A-level entries30 52
A-level average points31.7 Stronger figure26.4 35.0
A-level average gradeC+ C-
Best 3 A-levels points33.3 Stronger figure28.3 35.8
AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects21.4% Stronger figure7.1% 17.5%
Pupils
Pupils in the census987 1,226
Free school meals (ever 6)23.1% 33.0%
English as an additional language29.9% 23.3%
SEN support13.0% 11.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 2.8%
Attendance
Overall absence7.1% Stronger figure9.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence19.9% Stronger figure27.2% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

GCSE Attainment 8

GCSE Progress 8

A-level average points

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Corby Technical School

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