DSLV E-ACT Academy, Daventry

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, gymnastics, basketball, choir, chess and Lego.

Coming up: an open day on Friday 15 January 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at DSLV E-ACT Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 36.1, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.3 in West Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

21% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in West Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 37.2 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.41: pupils made below 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 33.8, against 37.3 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 3.5 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 21 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Statistics and History.

For September 2026 entry, 75 families put DSLV E-ACT Academy as their first choice and 158 named it as one of their preferences, for 89 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state secondary schools to DSLV E-ACT Academy are The Parker E-ACT Academy (0.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 40.1); and Rainsbrook Secure Training Centre (6.4 miles).

DSLV E-ACT Academy is one of 37 schools run by E-Act, an academy trust.

Of the 152 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 85% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 63% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 25 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 48% went on to university or other higher education, 12% to apprenticeships and 28% into work. 15% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

33.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 151 pupils (15.1%) received SEN support and 29 (2.9%) 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 Long Buckby Rail Station, about 3.7 miles away in a straight line.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tovey Drive (adjacent), 210 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood DSLV E-ACT Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 189 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, DSLV E-ACT Academy issued 220 suspensions, 21.6 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 2 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to DSLV E-ACT Academy are Abbey CofE Academy (0.3 miles), St James Infant School (0.7 miles), Falconer's Hill Infant School (0.8 miles) and Falconer's Hill Academy (0.8 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.