Prince William School

Prince William School has shown significant improvement since its last inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating overall. The environment is calm and friendly, with pupils expressing happiness and safety within the school community. Notably, the school is praised for its pastoral support, exemplified by the 'hub' which serves as a sanctuary for pupils in need of additional guidance. Leaders are ambitious regarding educational outcomes and have designed a curriculum that aligns well with local needs, although some subject areas require further development.

Strengths

• High expectations from leaders and staff
• Positive behaviour and low instances of bullying
• Strong support network for pupils through the 'hub'
• Effective personal development curriculum for key stages 3 and 4
• Strong subject knowledge among teachers
• Improved attendance overall
• Sixth-form students enjoy their education and are well-supported

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent curriculum planning in some subjects
• Insufficient support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)
• High absence rates among some disadvantaged pupils
• Poor planning in the personal development curriculum for sixth-form students

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 Prince William School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 15.2% 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, 5.5% of pupils at Prince William School 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 Prince William School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.4% 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, 18.1% of pupils at Prince William School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 3.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 5 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 Prince William School received £6,381 and spent £7,123 for each of its 1,354 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £219,000 (£161 per pupil).

Across all 12 schools of East Midlands Academy Trust, income was £7,645 and spending £7,616 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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Prince William School is part of East Midlands Academy Trust, which runs 12 schools. The nearest others:

• Wilbarston Church of England Primary School Market Harborough
• Naseby Church of England Primary Academy Northampton
• Stimpson Avenue Academy Northampton
• Northampton International Academy Northampton
• Castle Academy Northampton
• Hardingstone Academy Northampton
• Shepherdswell Academy Milton Keynes
• Orchard Academy Milton Keynes
• Culworth Church of England Primary Academy Banbury
• Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Daventry

What is Prince William School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Prince William School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Prince William School last inspected by Ofsted?

Prince William School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Prince William School have?

Prince William School has 1,416 pupils on roll.

What age range does Prince William School cover?

Prince William School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Prince William School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 47.0, and 48% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Prince William School?

Prince William School is at Herne Road, Oundle, Northamptonshire, PE8 4BS.