DSLV E-ACT Academy
Hawke Road, Southbrook, Daventry, NN11 4LJ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- E-ACT
- Executive Headteacher
- Co-headteachers: Hannah Rowe - Primary Sarah Hadlow - Secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- E-ACT
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,200
- Pupils on roll
- 997
- URN
- 138073
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327313400
About this school
DSLV E-ACT Academy is an all-through academy in Daventry. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 997 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
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 37 | 51 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 53% | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 69% | 54% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 61% | 58% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 59% | 50% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 87 | 152 | 143 |
| Attainment 8 score | 39.9 | 37.4 | 37.2 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.30 -0.61 to 0.00 | -0.41 -0.64 to -0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 33% | 33.6% | 25.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 61% | 52% | 51.7% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 2% | 9.2% | 10.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
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 DSLV E-ACT 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% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 46% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39.9 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 37.4 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 37.2 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,039 |
| 2023/24 | 1,074 |
| 2024/25 | 1,020 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How DSLV E-ACT Academy compares
DSLV E-ACT Academy ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37.2 | 8.6% | 32.5% | 997 | — |
| The Duston School | 50 | 6.9% | 18.7% | 2,064 | 8.3 miles |
| Abbey CofE Academy | — | 4% | 28.4% | 184 | 0.3 miles |
| Daventry Hill School | — | 7.8% | 35.6% | 235 | 0.6 miles |
| St James Infant School | — | 5.2% | 26.3% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Falconer's Hill Infant School | — | 4.8% | 23.9% | 164 | 0.8 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)
- 32.51%
- English as an additional language
- 18.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.61%
- Persistent absence
- 25.73%
Location
Nearby schools
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The Duston School8.3 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
Abbey CofE Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Daventry Hill School0.6 miles
Free Schools · Daventry
-
St James Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Daventry
-
Falconer's Hill Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Daventry
Other schools in Daventry
DSLV E-ACT Academy ranks 10th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Daventry.
- Abbey CofE Academy Primary
- Ashby Fields Primary School Primary
- Boddington Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Braunston Church of England Primary School Primary
- Byfield School Primary
- E-ACT The Grange School Primary
- Falconer's Hill Academy Primary
- Falconer's Hill Infant School Primary
- Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newnham Primary School Primary
- St James Infant School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Aston-le-Walls Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does DSLV E-ACT Academy teach?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is an all-through school in Daventry.
- Who is the executive headteacher of DSLV E-ACT Academy?
- The executive headteacher of DSLV E-ACT Academy is Co-headteachers: Hannah Rowe - Primary Sarah Hadlow - Secondary, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was DSLV E-ACT Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected DSLV E-ACT 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 DSLV E-ACT Academy?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy has 997 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is DSLV E-ACT Academy full?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy has capacity for 1,200 pupils and 997 on roll (83%), 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 DSLV E-ACT Academy a faith school?
- No. DSLV E-ACT Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is DSLV E-ACT Academy a selective school?
- No. DSLV E-ACT Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does DSLV E-ACT Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records DSLV E-ACT Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs DSLV E-ACT Academy?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy is part of E-ACT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have DSLV E-ACT Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 46% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does DSLV E-ACT Academy rank locally?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy ranked 20th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 31% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is DSLV E-ACT Academy's absence rate?
- DSLV E-ACT Academy's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are DSLV E-ACT Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, DSLV E-ACT 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.