Corby Business Academy
Academy Way, Gretton Road, Corby, NN17 5EB
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Mrs Kerry Prior
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188
- URN
- 135306
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536303120
About this school
Corby Business Academy is a secondary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,188 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corby Business Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 207 | 197 |
| Attainment 8 score | 40.3 | 44.8 | 39.0 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.21 to +0.20 | +0.08 -0.12 to +0.27 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 44.4% | 27.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 55% | 66.7% | 49.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 27% | 23.2% | 11.7% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Corby Business Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 40.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 44.8 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,143 |
| 2023/24 | 1,168 |
| 2024/25 | 1,186 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corby Business Academy compares
Corby Business Academy ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | — |
| Weldon Village Academy | — | 6% | 20.5% | 475 | 1.5 miles |
| Corby Technical School | 45.8 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 952 | 2.5 miles |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 3.4 miles |
| Brooke Weston Academy | 50.5 | 5.9% | 18.6% | 1,154 | 4.1 miles |
| Kingswood Secondary Academy | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | 4.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 25.36%
- English as an additional language
- 24.4%
- Overall absence
- 9.28%
- Persistent absence
- 24.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weldon Village Academy1.5 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Technical School2.5 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Lodge Park Academy3.4 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Brooke Weston Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Great Oakley
-
Kingswood Secondary Academy4.4 miles
Secondary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
- Corby Technical School Secondary
- Kingswood Secondary Academy Secondary
- Lodge Park Academy Secondary
- Weldon Village Academy Secondary
- Pen Green Centre for Children and Their Families Nursery
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Corby Business Academy teach?
- Corby Business Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Corby.
- Who is the associate principal of Corby Business Academy?
- The associate principal of Corby Business Academy is Mrs Kerry Prior, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corby Business Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corby Business Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Corby Business Academy?
- Corby Business Academy has 1,188 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Corby Business Academy full?
- Corby Business Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,188 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Corby Business Academy a faith school?
- No. Corby Business Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Corby Business Academy a selective school?
- No. Corby Business Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Corby Business Academy part of an academy trust?
- Corby Business Academy is part of THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Corby Business Academy have?
- The schools register lists Corby Business Academy's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Corby Business Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 40.3 in 2022/23 and 39 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corby Business Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Corby Business Academy ranked 16th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 35% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 10% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corby Business Academy's absence rate?
- Corby Business Academy's overall absence rate is 9.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corby Business Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corby Business Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.