Sponne School

State-Funded School

sponne-school-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

South NorthamptonshireConstituency

NN12 6DJPostcode

8.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

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

It currently serves 1,410 pupils. Sponne School is part of TOVE LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.2%
EBacc average point score: 4.7

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

1,410

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

12%

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: 1,410
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)
MAT name: TOVE LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
2 Mar 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
23 Oct 2012	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.