Prince William School, Oundle

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

48% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 41% in North Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is down from 48.9 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.41: pupils made 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 33.1, against 48.9 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 15.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 25 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 227 families put Prince William School as their first choice and 374 named it as one of their preferences, for 241 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 3 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Prince William School is one of 12 schools run by East Midlands Academy Trust, an academy trust.

173 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Prince William School (as of September 2025): 90% would recommend the school, 88% say their child is happy there and 73% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (92%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (71%).

Of the 211 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 44% to a further education college, 4% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 60% went on to university or other higher education, 1% to apprenticeships and 29% into work. 26% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

13.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (76%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 257 pupils (18.1%) received SEN support and 43 (3%) 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 a specific learning difficulty such as dyslexia.

Prince William School has a SEN unit for other difficulties or disabilities and social, emotional and mental health needs: 48 places, 16 pupils on roll.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Prince William School.

1 bus stop is within a five-minute walk; the closest is Prince William School (after), 60 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Prince William School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 6th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 40 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, shoplifting and violence and sexual offences. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).

In 2024/25, Prince William School issued 163 suspensions, 12 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Prince William School are Oundle Church of England Primary School (1.1 miles) and Polebrook Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.