Prince William School

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Does not apply
Address Herne Road
Oundle
Northamptonshire
PE8 4BS
Phone 01832272881
Reference Number 142063

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1354
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.11%
Girls: 50.89%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 14.7%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 21.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 101 128 229
8 122 105 227
9 134 144 278
10 116 112 228
11 98 107 205
12 47 43 90
13 47 50 97

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 76.2%
White, Other 7.7%
Unclassified 5.1%
African 2.7%
Mixed, Other 1.9%
White & Asian 1.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1%
Indian 0.8%
White & Black (African) 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.5%
Chinese 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Pakistani 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Sixth Form Provision Good
Last Report Date 2025-06-13
Date Report
2025-04-29 School inspectionSchool inspection, PDF - 13 June 2025
2020-01-28 School inspection:GoodSchool inspection, PDF - 02 March 2020
2017-11-14 Full inspection:Requires ImprovementFull inspection, PDF - 20 December 2017

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
48.9 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 51.2% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 70.7% Unlock Unlock

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 35.58 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 36.43 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B- C C+
Average Grade (best 3) B- C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 15.9% Unlock Unlock

2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference Unlock Unlock
Second Preference 64 6
Third Preference 44 2
From another Local Authority 21 11

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

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