Sponne School
About the school
Sponne School 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
- 21 January 2025
- Published
- 2 March 2025
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Not judged
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52
- 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
- 55.20%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 82.80%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 34.90%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.7
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 34.76
AAB or better
- School
- 16.50%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1422
Girls
51.83%
Boys
48.17%
SEN support
15.19%
Education, health and care plan
1.83%
English as an additional language
2.70%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
13.06%
Overall absence
6.63
Persistent absence
16.53
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
95%
Education
90%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
150
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
43%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
35%