Guilsborough Academy
About the school
Guilsborough Academy is an open secondary school in West Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 3 October 2023
- Published
- 19 December 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Requires improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.6
- West Northamptonshire
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 41.50%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 68.90%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 36.30%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.14
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.02
AAB or better
- School
- 8.60%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1260
Girls
49.37%
Boys
50.63%
SEN support
16.98%
Education, health and care plan
1.59%
English as an additional language
3.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
15.24%
Overall absence
8.01
Persistent absence
22.5
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
230
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
105
Sustained education or employment
92%
Higher education
65%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
24%