Weldon Village Academy, Corby
Weldon Village Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 19 in Corby, part of Meridian Trust. It was 20% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 4 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Weldon Village Academy in detail
Weldon Village Academy in its own words
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, hockey, cooking and Duke of Edinburgh.
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Weldon Village Academy
For September 2026 entry, 145 families put Weldon Village Academy as their first choice and 474 named it as one of their preferences, for 150 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 18 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Weldon Village Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Weldon Village Academy are Corby Business Academy (1.5 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.9); Corby Technical School (3.1 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 46); Brooke Weston Academy (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.5); and Lodge Park Academy (4.3 miles, Requires improvement, Attainment 8 37).
Corby Business AcademyCorby Technical SchoolBrooke Weston AcademyLodge Park Academy
The trust
Weldon Village Academy is one of 36 schools run by Meridian Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 46.9 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
In 2026, 35 pupils (7.4%) received SEN support and 21 (4.4%) 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.
Staffing
Weldon Village Academy had 26 teachers in 2026, one for every 11 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical secondary school, at about one for every 17.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Weldon Village Academy (os), 90 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 41 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Weldon Village Academy issued 44 suspensions, 15 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Weldon Village Academy are Weldon Church of England Primary School (0.9 miles) and Priors Hall - A Learning Community (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Weldon Church of England Primary SchoolPriors Hall - A Learning Community
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
North Northamptonshire published that the last place for 2026 entry went to a family 3.608 miles away (straight line). The cut-off moves every year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 months agoReport card - no single overall grade (Ofsted's framework since November 2025)
Safeguarding standards: met
At a Glance
17.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
0
Permanent exclusions
0.00%
Exclusion rate
44
Suspensions
15.02%
Suspension rate
17 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 293 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
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Term dates
Weldon Village Academy is a free school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Northamptonshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Weldon Village Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Weldon Village Academy is in North Northamptonshire; for families living there:
- North Northamptonshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policies and codes of conduct
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 2
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Weldon Village Academy
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What the report includes for Weldon Village Academy:
- The straight-line distance from your home to Weldon Village Academy.
- Last distance offered for 2026 entry, from North Northamptonshire's own figures, and how your distance compares each year.
- Applications, first choices and offers at Weldon Village Academy for 2024 to 2026 entry.
- How many families in North Northamptonshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
20%
Available places
296 pupils
1,500 places
1,204 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Corby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Corby
Across North Northamptonshire council
Places available
4,402
Applications
4,186
Got 1st preference
85.2%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All secondary applications across North Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Inspection History
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
35
SEN Support
21
EHC Plans
11.8%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
475
Total Pupils
244
Boys
231
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
26
Teachers
18.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,206
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,772
Per pupil
£3167k
Total funding
£61k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.0%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
310
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Weldon Village Academy
Questions parents ask about Weldon Village Academy
How close to Weldon Village Academy do you need to live?
North Northamptonshire published for September 2026 entry that the last place offered at Weldon Village Academy on distance went to a family 3.608 miles away. This is the authority's own figure for one year, not a fixed boundary - the cut-off moves with the number of applications, so treat it as a guide rather than a guarantee.
Is it hard to get a place at Weldon Village Academy?
Weldon Village Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 20% of its 1500 places.
How big are the classes at Weldon Village Academy?
Classes at Weldon Village Academy average 26.3 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Weldon Village Academy?
Weldon Village Academy has around 475 pupils on roll. 17% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Weldon Village Academy?
6% of sessions were missed at Weldon Village Academy in 2024/25. 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Weldon Village Academy?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Weldon Village Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Weldon Village Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 2 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 2 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Weldon Village Academy?
Weldon Village Academy is at Oundle Road, Weldon, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN17 3GE.
Sources: North Northamptonshire admissions booklet; Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)