Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Ms Clare Haworth
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154
- URN
- 135317
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536396366
About this school
Brooke Weston Academy is a secondary academy in Great Oakley. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,154 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 180 | 188 | 182 |
| Attainment 8 score | 52.6 | 52.8 | 50.5 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.57 +0.36 to +0.78 | +0.54 +0.33 to +0.74 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 57% | 67% | 58.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 78% | 80.9% | 75.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 72% | 72.3% | 76.9% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
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 Brooke Weston 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 | 52.6 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 52.8 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 50.5 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,186 |
| 2023/24 | 1,185 |
| 2024/25 | 1,179 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Brooke Weston Academy compares
Brooke Weston Academy ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50.5 | 5.9% | 18.6% | 1,154 | — |
| Kingswood Secondary Academy | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | 1.2 miles |
| Corby Technical School | 45.8 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 952 | 1.6 miles |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 2.4 miles |
| Corby Business Academy | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | 4.1 miles |
| Weldon Village Academy | — | 6% | 20.5% | 475 | 4.3 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)
- 18.55%
- English as an additional language
- 19.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.86%
- Persistent absence
- 14.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Kingswood Secondary Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Technical School1.6 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Lodge Park Academy2.4 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Business Academy4.1 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Weldon Village Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Corby
Common questions
- What year groups does Brooke Weston Academy teach?
- Brooke Weston Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Great Oakley.
- Who is the associate principal of Brooke Weston Academy?
- The associate principal of Brooke Weston Academy is Ms Clare Haworth, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Brooke Weston Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Brooke Weston 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 big is Brooke Weston Academy?
- Brooke Weston Academy has 1,154 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Brooke Weston Academy full?
- Brooke Weston Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 1,154 on roll (96%), 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 Brooke Weston Academy a faith school?
- No. Brooke Weston Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Brooke Weston Academy a selective school?
- No. Brooke Weston Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Brooke Weston Academy?
- Brooke Weston 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.
- How have Brooke Weston Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 52.6 in 2022/23 and 50.5 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Brooke Weston Academy rank locally?
- Brooke Weston Academy ranked 2nd of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 77% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Brooke Weston Academy's absence rate?
- Brooke Weston Academy's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Brooke Weston Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Brooke Weston 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.