Weston Favell Academy, Northampton

In its own words: "Pupils are admitted at the start of, and during, two main stages: The Weston Favell Academy has capacity for 300 pupils in the Sixth Form. Of these places, 20 will be offered to eligible external applicants for Year 12."

From the headteacher's welcome: "This is an incredibly exciting time for the Academy as we aim to develop young people who are excited by achievement, driven by aspiration and grasp every opportunity."

Coming up: an open evening on Monday 23 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2026, pupils at Weston Favell Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 44.9, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.3 in West Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

44% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in West Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 41.8 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.13: 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 35.6, against 49.4 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 13.8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Statistics, Combined Science and Geography.

For September 2026 entry, 150 families put Weston Favell Academy as their first choice and 480 named it as one of their preferences, for 259 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 Weston Favell Academy are Northampton Academy (0.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 53.3); St Thomas Becket Catholic School (1 mile, Good, Attainment 8 41.5); Northampton School for Girls (1.2 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.2); and Northampton School for Boys (1.6 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 59).

Weston Favell Academy's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.

Weston Favell Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 42.1 in 2024/25.

Of the 286 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 78% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 49% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 3% into work.

Of the 66 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 47% went on to university or other higher education, 11% to apprenticeships and 26% into work. 10% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

34.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 29.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (14%) and Mixed (9%).

In 2026, 102 pupils (7.1%) received SEN support and 31 (2.2%) 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 Northampton Rail Station, about 2.9 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Weston Favell School (opposite), 110 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 369 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Weston Favell Academy issued 257 suspensions, 17.4 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The primary schools closest to Weston Favell Academy are Headlands Primary School (0.2 miles), The Arbours Primary Academy (0.2 miles), St Gregory's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles) and Weston Favell CofE Primary School (0.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.