Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton, NN3 3EZ
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Tim Marston
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,525
- Pupils on roll
- 1,431
- URN
- 136948
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604402121
About this school
Weston Favell Academy is a secondary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,431 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
- 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 | 232 | 286 | 285 |
| Attainment 8 score | 38.2 | 39.2 | 41.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.22 -0.42 to -0.03 | -0.13 -0.31 to +0.05 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 32% | 29.7% | 30.9% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 52.8% | 56.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 14% | 16.8% | 9.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.4 | 3.4 |
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 Weston Favell 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 | 38.2 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 41.8 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,429 |
| 2023/24 | 1,494 |
| 2024/25 | 1,476 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weston Favell Academy compares
Weston Favell Academy ranked 15th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 41.8 | 10.1% | 38.1% | 1,431 | — |
| Northampton Academy | 52.1 | 7.4% | 25.4% | 1,712 | 0.6 miles |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic School | 38.7 | 9.8% | 29.6% | 912 | 1.0 miles |
| Northampton School for Girls | 54.9 | 6.4% | 16.6% | 1,670 | 1.2 miles |
| Northampton School for Boys | 58.2 | 4.4% | 10.6% | 1,756 | 1.6 miles |
| Northampton School | — | 4.9% | 10.1% | 650 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.11%
- English as an additional language
- 26.6%
- Overall absence
- 10.11%
- Persistent absence
- 27.38%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northampton Academy0.6 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
St Thomas Becket Catholic School1.0 miles
Secondary · Northampton
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Northampton School for Girls1.2 miles
Secondary · Northampton
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Northampton School for Boys1.6 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Northampton School1.8 miles
Secondary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Weston Favell Academy ranks 11th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Campion School Secondary
- Guilsborough Academy 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
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Weston Favell Academy teach?
- Weston Favell Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northampton.
- Who is the principal of Weston Favell Academy?
- The principal of Weston Favell Academy is Mr Tim Marston, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Weston Favell Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weston Favell 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 Weston Favell Academy?
- Weston Favell Academy has 1,431 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Weston Favell Academy full?
- Weston Favell Academy has capacity for 1,525 pupils and 1,431 on roll (94%), 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 Weston Favell Academy a faith school?
- No. Weston Favell Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Weston Favell Academy a selective school?
- No. Weston Favell Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Weston Favell Academy?
- Weston Favell Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Weston Favell Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 38.2 in 2022/23 and 41.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weston Favell Academy rank locally?
- Weston Favell Academy ranked 15th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 45% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 7% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weston Favell Academy's absence rate?
- Weston Favell Academy's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weston Favell Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weston Favell 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.