Guilsborough Academy

State-Funded School

guilsborough-academy-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

DaventryConstituency

NN6 8QEPostcode

0.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Guilsborough Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,198 pupils. Guilsborough Academy is part of Guilsborough Multi Academy Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 41.5%
EBacc average point score: 4.14

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,198

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

15%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 1,198
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: Guilsborough Multi Academy Trust

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
19 Dec 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
3 Apr 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.