Weston Favell Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D53
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Northampton, NN3 3EZ
- Distance
- 0.9km away
Northampton Academy
Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH
Local ranking2nd of 23 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: OutstandingUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1570
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 March 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 53.3 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 61.8% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 76.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 327
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Continued in education
- 92.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 94.0%
- Higher education
- 78.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 12.0%
- Not sustained
- 2.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
40.3
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.1
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
109
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 25.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 42.2
- 16-18 Cohort
- 257
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1719
- Boys
- 908 (53%)
- Girls
- 804 (47%)
- Capacity
- 1570 (109% full)
- SEND
- 15.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.4%
- EAL
- 35.1%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.0%
- SEN Support
- 12.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 88.0
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,760/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 7.4% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.7% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Christian
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 41.7%
- White Other: 19.9%
- Black African: 14.0%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.3%
- Asian Indian: 3.1%
- Mixed White & Black African: 3.0%
- Black Other: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.7%
41.7%
White British
19.9%
White Other
14.0%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Wellingborough Road
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 134814
- UKPRN
- 10008796
- Establishment No.
- 6905
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
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