Daventry Hill School
Ashby Road, Daventry, NN11 0QE
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicki Bond
- Religious ethos
- None
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 235
- URN
- 142783
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01327703135
About this school
Daventry Hill School is a special academy in Daventry. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 235 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Daventry Hill School, 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 10 | 18 | 10 |
| 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% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -5.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.10 | - | - |
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 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Daventry Hill 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 221 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 35.6%
- English as an additional language
- 12.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.82%
- Persistent absence
- 25.27%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre5.8 miles
Other types · Rugby
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Arc School Napton6.6 miles
Special schools · Warwickshire
-
Bilton Grange School7.4 miles
Independent schools · Rugby
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Avon Park School7.6 miles
Special schools · Rugby
-
Quest Academy7.9 miles
Free Schools · Rugby
Other 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 ages does Daventry Hill School teach?
- Daventry Hill School teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is a special school in Daventry.
- Who is the headteacher of Daventry Hill School?
- The headteacher of Daventry Hill School is Mrs Vicki Bond, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Daventry Hill School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Daventry Hill 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 many pupils are at Daventry Hill School?
- Daventry Hill School has 235 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Daventry Hill School full?
- Daventry Hill School has capacity for 230 pupils and 235 on roll (102%), 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 Daventry Hill School a faith school?
- No. Daventry Hill School has no designated religious character.
- Is Daventry Hill School part of an academy trust?
- Daventry Hill School is part of CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Daventry Hill School'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 Daventry Hill School's absence rate?
- Daventry Hill School's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Daventry Hill School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Daventry Hill 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.