Brooke Weston Academy is a secondary school located in Great Oakley. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 27/01/2011. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Coomb Road, Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
Website: http://www.brookeweston.org
Telephone: 01536396366
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Shaun Strydom
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135317

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 27/01/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1200
Number of Pupils: 1196
Number of Boys: 628
Number of Girls: 568

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.69 Confidence interval 0.5 to 0.88
Of the 177 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 176 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:75%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:69%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:56.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:5.2
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oakley Vale Primary School
Cheltenham Road , NN18 8RH 		3out of 4 567 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Corby Primary Academy
Butland Road , NN18 8QA 		4out of 4 1,094 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kingswood Primary Academy
Southbrook , NN18 9BE 		3out of 4 1,335 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby
Patrick Road , NN18 9NT 		3out of 4 1,370 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Danesholme Infant Academy
Motala Close , NN18 9DT 		2out of 4 1,640 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road , Corby NN18 8LA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road , NN18 9NS 		3out of 4 2,023 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Corby Technical School
Cottingham Road , NN17 1TD 		4out of 4 2,868 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maplefields Academy
Tower Hill Road , NN18 0TH 		4out of 4 2,381 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
Red Kite Academy
Purbeck Drive , NN18 0BX 		- not rated 2,882 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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