Maplefields Academy
Tower Hill Road, Corby, NN18 0TH
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 5 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- MAPLEFIELDS ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Jessie Walker
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 114
- Pupils on roll
- 122
- URN
- 138634
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536424090
About this school
Maplefields Academy is a special academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 5 to 19 and has 122 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Maplefields Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 8% | 18% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 8% | 0% | 18% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 96.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 88.0 | 92.0 |
| Reading progress | -9.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -13.50 | - | - |
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 | 13 | 16 | 15 |
| Attainment 8 score | 9.1 | 5.1 | 3.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.02 -1.86 to -0.19 | -1.37 -2.08 to -0.65 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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 Maplefields 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 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.1 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.1 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 3.1 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 18.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 26% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 25.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 115 |
| 2023/24 | 116 |
| 2024/25 | 119 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 70.69%
- English as an additional language
- 2.5%
- Overall absence
- 25.25%
- Persistent absence
- 54.24%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Red Kite Academy0.3 miles
Free Schools · Corby
-
Stone Lodge Therapeutic School5.1 miles
Special schools · Kettering
-
Cilddewi Uchaf5.2 miles
Welsh schools · Rothwell
-
Youth Works Community College5.4 miles
Independent schools · Northamptonshire
-
Wren Spinney School5.9 miles
Academies · Kettering
Other schools in Corby
- Red Kite Academy Free Schools
- 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
- Hazel Leys Academy Primary
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primary
- Little Stanion Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Maplefields Academy teach?
- Maplefields Academy teaches children aged 5 to 19. It is a special school in Corby.
- Who is the headteacher of Maplefields Academy?
- The headteacher of Maplefields Academy is Headteacher Jessie Walker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Maplefields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Maplefields 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 many pupils are at Maplefields Academy?
- Maplefields Academy has 122 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 19.
- Is Maplefields Academy full?
- Maplefields Academy has capacity for 114 pupils and 122 on roll (107%), so it is at or above 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 Maplefields Academy a faith school?
- No. Maplefields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Maplefields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Maplefields Academy is part of MAPLEFIELDS ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Maplefields Academy have?
- The schools register lists Maplefields Academy's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Maplefields Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Maplefields Academy's absence rate?
- Maplefields Academy's overall absence rate is 25.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Maplefields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Maplefields 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 7 July 2026.