Sponne School is a secondary school located in Towcester. 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 03/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Brackley Road, Towcester

School Information

Address: Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DJ
Website: http://www.sponne.org.uk
Telephone: 01327350284
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Iain Massey
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 136488

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 03/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1278
Number of Pupils: 1444
Number of Boys: 740
Number of Girls: 704

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.04 Confidence interval -0.13 to 0.22
Of the 208 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 207 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:95%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:53%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:51
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.74
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Towcester Church of England Primary School
Islington Road , NN12 6AU 		3out of 4 720 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School
Balmoral Close , NN12 6JA 		3out of 4 752 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Marie Weller Primary School
Redcar Road , 		- not rated 1,788 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Greens Norton Church of England Primary School
Calvert Road , Greens Norton NN12 8DD 		3out of 4 2,425 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Tiffield Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
High Street South , Tiffield NN12 8AB 		3out of 4 3,167 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sponne School
Brackley Road , NN12 6DJ 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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