Guilsborough Academy
West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northampton, NN6 8QE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GUILSBOROUGH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Simon Frazer
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,412
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198
- URN
- 136489
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604740641
About this school
Guilsborough Academy is a secondary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,198 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 230 | 222 | 212 |
| Attainment 8 score | 49.4 | 46.1 | 46.6 |
| Progress 8 score | 0.00 -0.19 to +0.18 | -0.17 -0.36 to +0.02 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 54% | 44.6% | 41.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 70% | 67.1% | 68.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 40% | 32.9% | 36.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
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 Guilsborough 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 49.4 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.1 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.6 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,336 |
| 2023/24 | 1,327 |
| 2024/25 | 1,260 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Guilsborough Academy compares
Guilsborough Academy ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.6 | 8% | 15.2% | 1,198 | — |
| Houlton School | — | 8% | 20.7% | 895 | 7.2 miles |
| Kingsthorpe College | 39.6 | 9.7% | 23% | 1,415 | 8.1 miles |
| Moulton School and Science College | 46.1 | 10.6% | 19.2% | 1,450 | 8.3 miles |
| Northampton School for Girls | 54.9 | 6.4% | 16.6% | 1,670 | 8.7 miles |
| The Parker E-ACT Academy | 38.9 | 11.3% | 26% | 1,132 | 8.8 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.
Inspection history
- 3 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report12 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.24%
- English as an additional language
- 3.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.01%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Houlton School7.2 miles
Secondary · Rugby
-
Kingsthorpe College8.1 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Moulton School and Science College8.3 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Northampton School for Girls8.7 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
The Parker E-ACT Academy8.8 miles
Secondary · Daventry
Other schools in Northampton
Guilsborough Academy ranks 7th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Campion School Secondary
- Kingsthorpe College Secondary
- Malcolm Arnold Academy Secondary
- Moulton School and Science College Secondary
- Northampton Academy Secondary
- Northampton School Secondary
- Northampton School for Boys Secondary
- Northampton School for Girls Secondary
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School Secondary
- Weston Favell Academy Secondary
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Guilsborough Academy teach?
- Guilsborough Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northampton.
- Who is the principal of Guilsborough Academy?
- The principal of Guilsborough Academy is Mr Simon Frazer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Guilsborough Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Guilsborough 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 Guilsborough Academy?
- Guilsborough Academy has 1,198 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Guilsborough Academy full?
- Guilsborough Academy has capacity for 1,412 pupils and 1,198 on roll (85%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Guilsborough Academy a faith school?
- No. Guilsborough Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Guilsborough Academy a selective school?
- No. Guilsborough Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Guilsborough Academy?
- Guilsborough Academy is part of GUILSBOROUGH MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Guilsborough Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 49.4 in 2022/23 and 46.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Guilsborough Academy rank locally?
- Guilsborough Academy ranked 9th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 64% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Guilsborough Academy's absence rate?
- Guilsborough Academy's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Guilsborough Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Guilsborough 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.