Weston Favell Academy
About the school
Weston Favell 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
- 12 March 2024
- Published
- 30 April 2024
- Inspection type
- Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
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
- 41.8
- 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
- 30.90%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 56.10%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 9.10%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.42
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 26.76
AAB or better
- School
- 5.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1476
Girls
46.88%
Boys
53.12%
SEN support
6.71%
Education, health and care plan
1.69%
English as an additional language
26.60%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.11%
Overall absence
10.11
Persistent absence
27.38
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
232
Sustained education or employment
85%
Education
81%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
11%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
50
Sustained education or employment
76%
Higher education
52%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
18%