Elizabeth Woodville School
Stratford Road, Roade, NN7 2LP
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Principal
- Hannah Jones Emma Reed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Tove Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,550
- Pupils on roll
- 1,124
- URN
- 143421
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604862125
About this school
Elizabeth Woodville School is a secondary academy in Roade. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,124 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Elizabeth Woodville School, 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 187 | 186 | 169 |
| Attainment 8 score | 44.6 | 47.2 | 44.9 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.02 -0.23 to +0.18 | -0.02 -0.23 to +0.19 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% | 48.4% | 41.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 65% | 65.6% | 67.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 31% | 38.2% | 39.1% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
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 Elizabeth Woodville 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 | 44.6 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 47.2 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 44.9 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,156 |
| 2023/24 | 1,124 |
| 2024/25 | 1,097 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Elizabeth Woodville School compares
Elizabeth Woodville School ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% 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 | 44.9 | 8.4% | 16% | 1,124 | — |
| Sponne School | 52 | 6.6% | 13.1% | 1,410 | 4.2 miles |
| Abbeyfield School | 44 | 8.9% | 26% | 1,296 | 4.2 miles |
| Campion School | 46.2 | 8.5% | 21% | 1,309 | 5.9 miles |
| Northampton School for Boys | 58.2 | 4.4% | 10.6% | 1,756 | 6.0 miles |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | 41.4 | 9.3% | 25.2% | 1,278 | 6.9 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)
- 15.99%
- English as an additional language
- 3.2%
- Overall absence
- 8.37%
- Persistent absence
- 23.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sponne School4.2 miles
Secondary · Towcester
-
Abbeyfield School4.2 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Campion School5.9 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Northampton School for Boys6.0 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Malcolm Arnold Academy6.9 miles
Secondary · Northampton
Common questions
- What ages does Elizabeth Woodville School teach?
- Elizabeth Woodville School teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Roade.
- Who is the principal of Elizabeth Woodville School?
- The principal of Elizabeth Woodville School is Hannah Jones Emma Reed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Elizabeth Woodville School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Elizabeth Woodville 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 Elizabeth Woodville School?
- Elizabeth Woodville School has 1,124 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Elizabeth Woodville School full?
- Elizabeth Woodville School has capacity for 1,550 pupils and 1,124 on roll (73%), 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 Elizabeth Woodville School a faith school?
- No. Elizabeth Woodville School has no designated religious character.
- Is Elizabeth Woodville School a selective school?
- No. Elizabeth Woodville School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Elizabeth Woodville School part of an academy trust?
- Elizabeth Woodville School is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Elizabeth Woodville School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 44.6 in 2022/23 and 44.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Elizabeth Woodville School compare with other schools in West Northamptonshire?
- Elizabeth Woodville School ranked 12th of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 57% 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 Elizabeth Woodville School's absence rate?
- Elizabeth Woodville School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Elizabeth Woodville School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Elizabeth Woodville 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.