Prince William School
Herne Road, Oundle, PE8 4BS
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Anna Hewes
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Academy Trust (EMAT)
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,400
- Pupils on roll
- 1,416
- URN
- 142063
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Telephone
- 01832272881
About this school
Prince William School is a secondary academy in Oundle. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,416 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found the school has improved significantly.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 199 | 211 | 205 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.8 | 49.2 | 48.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.14 -0.06 to +0.34 | +0.41 +0.21 to +0.60 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 51% | 51.7% | 51.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 75% | 75.8% | 74.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 7.1% | 13.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
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 Prince William 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 | 48.8 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.2 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48.9 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,304 |
| 2023/24 | 1,328 |
| 2024/25 | 1,354 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Prince William School compares
Prince William School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48.9 | 6.5% | 15.9% | 1,416 | — |
| Weldon Village Academy | — | 6% | 20.5% | 475 | 6.7 miles |
| Corby Business Academy | 39 | 9.3% | 25.4% | 1,188 | 7.9 miles |
| Ormiston Bushfield Academy | 46.3 | 7.9% | 38.1% | 1,212 | 8.1 miles |
| Sawtry Village Academy | 49.4 | 7.9% | 20.2% | 1,101 | 8.2 miles |
| Nene Park Academy | 45.6 | 7.8% | 29.2% | 1,478 | 9.1 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.85%
- English as an additional language
- 6.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.52%
- Persistent absence
- 15.19%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weldon Village Academy6.7 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Corby Business Academy7.9 miles
Secondary · Corby
-
Ormiston Bushfield Academy8.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
-
Sawtry Village Academy8.2 miles
Secondary · Huntingdon
-
Nene Park Academy9.1 miles
Secondary · Peterborough
Common questions
- What year groups does Prince William School teach?
- Prince William School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Oundle.
- Who is the headteacher of Prince William School?
- The headteacher of Prince William School is Ms Anna Hewes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Prince William School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Prince William 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 Prince William School?
- Prince William School has 1,416 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Prince William School full?
- Prince William School has capacity for 1,400 pupils and 1,416 on roll (101%), 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 Prince William School a faith school?
- No. Prince William School has no designated religious character.
- Is Prince William School a selective school?
- No. Prince William School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Prince William School?
- Prince William School is part of EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Prince William School have?
- The schools register lists Prince William School's special educational needs provision as: OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Prince William School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.8 in 2022/23 and 48.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Prince William School rank locally?
- Prince William School ranked 4th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 72% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 30% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Prince William School's absence rate?
- Prince William School's overall absence rate is 6.5% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Prince William School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Prince William 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 2 July 2026.