Brooke Weston Academy, Great Oakley

From the headteacher's welcome: "The education of your child is one of the most important decisions you will make as a parent and I am delighted that you are considering Brooke Weston Academy. The vision of our founders was to create a school that relentlessly focused on helping every student meet their potential in order to open up a lifetime of opportunities."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, STEM and Duke of Edinburgh.

In 2026, pupils at Brooke Weston Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 44.6 in North Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

54% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in North Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 50.5 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.54: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 39.2, against 48.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 9 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 22 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and French.

For September 2026 entry, 291 families put Brooke Weston Academy as their first choice and 664 named it as one of their preferences, for 180 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 130 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Brooke Weston Academy are Kingswood Secondary Academy (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46); Corby Technical School (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46); Lodge Park Academy (2.4 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37); and Kettering Buccleuch Academy (3.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.4).

Brooke Weston Academy's 2026 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Brooke Weston Academy is one of 12 schools run by The Brooke Weston Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 41.4 in 2024/25.

Of the 188 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 83% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 34% to a further education college, 7% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 125 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 59% went on to university or other higher education, 4% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 25% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

In 2026, 120 pupils (10.4%) received SEN support and 52 (4.5%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is City Technology College (outside), 100 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Brooke Weston Academy stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In 2024/25, Brooke Weston Academy issued 107 suspensions, 9.1 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Brooke Weston Academy are Oakley Vale Primary School (0.3 miles); Corby Primary Academy (0.6 miles); Kingswood Primary Academy (0.8 miles); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.