Corby Technical School
Cottingham Road, Corby, NN17 1TD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE BROOKE WESTON TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Angela Reynolds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- The Brooke Weston Trust
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,018
- Pupils on roll
- 952
- URN
- 138254
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536213100
About this school
Corby Technical School is a secondary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 952 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 147 | 147 | 216 |
| Attainment 8 score | 46.3 | 46.5 | 45.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.01 -0.23 to +0.24 | -0.07 -0.31 to +0.16 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 46% | 47.6% | 42.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 67% | 66% | 61.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 81% | 78.2% | 54.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 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 Corby Technical School 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 | 46.3 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.5 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 45.8 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 999 |
| 2023/24 | 985 |
| 2024/25 | 987 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corby Technical School compares
Corby Technical School ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 45.8 | 7.1% | 23.2% | 952 | — |
| Lodge Park Academy | 33.5 | 13.2% | 37.2% | 703 | 1.6 miles |
| Brooke Weston Academy | 50.5 | 5.9% | 18.6% | 1,154 | 1.6 miles |
| Kingswood Secondary Academy | 42.9 | 9.3% | 33% | 1,208 | 1.9 miles |
| Corby Business Academy | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | 2.5 miles |
| Weldon Village Academy | — | 6% | 20.5% | 475 | 3.1 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)
- 23.15%
- English as an additional language
- 29.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.05%
- Persistent absence
- 19.87%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Lodge Park Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Brooke Weston Academy1.6 miles
Secondary · Great Oakley
-
Kingswood Secondary Academy1.9 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Business Academy2.5 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Weldon Village Academy3.1 miles
Secondary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
- Corby Business Academy 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 year groups does Corby Technical School teach?
- Corby Technical School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Corby.
- Who is the headteacher of Corby Technical School?
- The headteacher of Corby Technical School is Mrs Angela Reynolds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Corby Technical School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corby Technical School, 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 Corby Technical School?
- Corby Technical School has 952 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Corby Technical School full?
- Corby Technical School has capacity for 1,018 pupils and 952 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 Corby Technical School a faith school?
- No. Corby Technical School has no designated religious character.
- Is Corby Technical School a selective school?
- No. Corby Technical School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Corby Technical School?
- Corby Technical School 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 Corby Technical School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 46.3 in 2022/23 and 45.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corby Technical School rank locally?
- Corby Technical School ranked 8th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 60% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% 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 Technical School's absence rate?
- Corby Technical School's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corby Technical School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corby Technical School'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.