Corby Business Academy

Corby Business Academy is performing well, classified as a good school that effectively serves its community. Leaders have shown a strong commitment to improving educational standards and ensuring that the school’s values are embodied throughout. Most pupils enjoy their experience, feel supported by staff, and maintain good behaviour in a calm and orderly environment. The inclusive atmosphere of the school contributes positively to personal development and fosters respect among students. However, challenges remain, particularly regarding the attendance of some students, which could impact learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong leadership with high aspirations for pupils
• Supportive and inclusive school environment
• Good behaviour and attitudes among students
• Effective pastoral care that supports student wellbeing
• Ambitious curriculum catering to all pupils including those with SEND
• Classroom activities that enhance learning experiences
• Improvements in reading, writing, and vocabulary development
• Strong governance that effectively holds leaders accountable

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils’ performance in external examinations below national averages
• Inconsistent matching of tasks to pupils' abilities and prior knowledge
• Low attendance among some vulnerable pupils

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Corby Business Academy attended 90.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 24.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.1% of pupils at Corby Business Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Corby Business Academy had 15.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.6% of pupils at Corby Business Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 12.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 99 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Corby Business Academy received £8,925 and spent £8,892 for each of its 1,189 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £461,000 (-£388 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of The Brooke Weston Trust, income was £8,182 and spending £8,461 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Corby · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Corby Business Academy is part of The Brooke Weston Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Gretton Primary Academy Corby
• Corby Technical School Corby
• Oakley Vale Primary School Corby
• Beanfield Primary School Corby
• Brooke Weston Academy Great Oakley
• Kettering Science Academy Kettering
• Compass Primary Academy Kettering
• Thrapston Primary School Kettering
• The Wisbech Academy Wisbech
• Peckover Primary School Wisbech

What is Corby Business Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Corby Business Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Corby Business Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Corby Business Academy was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Corby Business Academy have?

Corby Business Academy has 1,188 pupils on roll.

What age range does Corby Business Academy cover?

Corby Business Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Corby Business Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 41.9, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Corby Business Academy?

Corby Business Academy is at Academy Way, Gretton Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 5EB.