Weston Favell Academy

Weston Favell Academy has made significant progress since its last inspection, moving from a previous grade of requires improvement to its current grade of good. The school benefits from a well-planned and ambitious curriculum that supports all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Pupils express satisfaction with their educational experience, highlighting improvements in academic support and resources, particularly in mathematics. The school's leadership has effectively fostered a positive environment with high expectations for behaviour, contributing to a calm and orderly atmosphere conducive to learning.

Strengths

• The curriculum is well-planned and ambitious, benefiting all pupils including those with SEND.
• Results in external examinations have shown improvement, especially in mathematics.
• Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes and strong behaviour throughout the school.
• Students in the sixth form receive excellent support to achieve their aspirations.
• The school has improved attendance and provides effective pastoral support.

Areas for Improvement

• Some lessons lack effective questioning to check pupils' understanding.
• Limited opportunities for pupils to engage in activities beyond the academic curriculum.

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 Weston Favell Academy attended 89.9% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 27.4% 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, 7.9% of pupils at Weston Favell Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). One pupil was 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 Weston Favell Academy had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.8% 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, 7.1% of pupils at Weston Favell Academy were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Weston Favell Academy received £8,628 and spent £8,210 for each of its 1,478 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,793,000 (£1,890 per pupil).

Across all 37 schools of Greenwood Academies Trust, income was £8,670 and spending £8,578 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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Weston Favell Academy is part of Greenwood Academies Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:

• Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton
• Green Oaks Primary Academy Northampton
• Purple Oaks Academy Northampton
• Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton
• Tiffield Academy Towcester
• Rushden Primary Academy Rushden
• Danesholme Infant Academy Corby
• Danesholme Junior Academy Corby
• Kingswood Secondary Academy Corby
• Kingswood Primary Academy Corby

What is Weston Favell Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Weston Favell Academy is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Weston Favell Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Weston Favell Academy was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Weston Favell Academy have?

Weston Favell Academy has 1,431 pupils on roll.

What age range does Weston Favell Academy cover?

Weston Favell Academy for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Weston Favell Academy's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 44.9, and 44% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Weston Favell Academy?

Weston Favell Academy is at Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ.