Weavers Academy
Brickhill Road, Wellingborough, NN8 3JH
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Associate Principal
- Mrs Emma Merry
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,504
- Pupils on roll
- 1,275
- URN
- 139819
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933222830
About this school
Weavers Academy is a secondary academy in Wellingborough. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,275 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Weavers Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 25 May 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 234 | 234 | 228 |
| Attainment 8 score | 41.2 | 39.2 | 39.8 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.11 -0.29 to +0.08 | -0.39 -0.57 to -0.20 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 31% | 25.6% | 29.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 54% | 57.3% | 48.2% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 21.4% | 21.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.5 | 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 Weavers 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 | 41.2 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 39.2 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 39.8 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 11.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,284 |
| 2023/24 | 1,302 |
| 2024/25 | 1,282 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Weavers Academy compares
Weavers Academy ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 39.8 | 8.4% | 32.5% | 1,275 | — |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | 0.9 miles |
| Wrenn School | 40.9 | 8.5% | 30.9% | 1,537 | 1.1 miles |
| Wollaston School | 46.1 | 9% | 16.1% | 1,432 | 3.8 miles |
| Huxlow Academy | 41.9 | 9.6% | 24.8% | 783 | 4.3 miles |
| Rushden Academy | 41.6 | 9.3% | 25.7% | 961 | 4.6 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)
- 32.52%
- English as an additional language
- 25.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.39%
- Persistent absence
- 22.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy0.9 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Wrenn School1.1 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Wollaston School3.8 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
-
Huxlow Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Irthlingborough
-
Rushden Academy4.6 miles
Secondary · Rushden
Other schools in Wellingborough
Weavers Academy ranks 5th of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Wellingborough.
- Manor School Secondary
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy Secondary
- Wollaston School Secondary
- Wrenn School Secondary
- Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery Nursery
- Highfield Nursery School Nursery
- All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Bozeat Community Primary School Primary
- Croyland Primary School Primary
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School Primary
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Weavers Academy teach?
- Weavers Academy teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Wellingborough.
- Who is the associate principal of Weavers Academy?
- The associate principal of Weavers Academy is Mrs Emma Merry, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Weavers Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Weavers 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 Weavers Academy?
- Weavers Academy has 1,275 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Weavers Academy full?
- Weavers Academy has capacity for 1,504 pupils and 1,275 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 Weavers Academy a faith school?
- No. Weavers Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Weavers Academy a selective school?
- No. Weavers Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Weavers Academy part of an academy trust?
- Weavers Academy is part of CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Weavers Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 41.2 in 2022/23 and 39.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Weavers Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Weavers Academy ranked 15th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 38% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Weavers Academy's absence rate?
- Weavers Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Weavers Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Weavers 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.