Weston Favell Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Northamptonshire
Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EZ
56
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 12/03/2024
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.9%
27.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,431
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
1,525 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
134 of 134 families who put it first got an offer
267
Places offered
470
Total applications
1.8
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 134 | 134 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 190 | 71 | ● 37% |
| 3rd preference | 146 | 24 | ● 16% |
| Total | 470 | 229 | 49% |
1st preference success by year
West Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 3 applications came from outside the council area (3 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Tim Marston
- Address
- Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EZ
- Phone
- 01604402121
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Headlands · Northampton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 136948
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 36% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 30% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
1,431 pupils · 1,525 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 March 2024
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,421 pupils
Attendance
89.9%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.1%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
6.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 39.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.13 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 30% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.39 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 27.98 | — | — |
Average grade: C- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 41.8 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 30.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 56.1% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 9.1% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.42 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 285 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 26.76 | 35 |
| Average grade | C- | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 5.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 43 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 285 | 18% | 45% | 67% | |
| English Language | 285 | 7% | 34% | 55% | |
| English Literature | 284 | 5% | 34% | 55% | |
| Statistics | 283 | 4% | 28% | 56% | |
| Combined Science | 229 | 3% | 24% | 51% | |
| Geography | 140 | 4% | 25% | 43% | |
| History | 131 | 13% | 37% | 47% | |
| Biology | 56 | 38% | 84% | 93% | |
| Art and Design | 55 | 0% | 45% | 71% | |
| Physics | 54 | 43% | 74% | 93% | |
| Chemistry | 54 | 44% | 80% | 96% | |
| French | 23 | 48% | 78% | 91% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 22 | 9% | 9% | 18% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 0% | 9% | |
| Mathematics | 11 | 9% | 18% | 27% | |
| Chemistry | 10 | 0% | 0% | 20% | |
| Sociology | 9 | 0% | 11% | 44% | |
| History | 8 | 0% | 13% | 38% | |
| English Language | 6 | 17% | 17% | 50% | |
| English Literature | 5 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Physics | 4 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Russian | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Spanish | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| Fine Art | 1 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #315 of 1,846 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14384: Weston Favell Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 62% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 2% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 67% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Northamptonshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.