Brooke Weston Academy

About Brooke Weston Academy

Brooke Weston Academy was rated Good overall in its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023, but the detail tells a more nuanced story. The school’s sixth form provision and personal development were both judged Outstanding, while quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, and leadership and management all came in at Good. That’s a slight shift from its previous inspection in 2011, when the school was rated Outstanding across the board. On the academic front, the most telling metric is Progress 8, which measures how much pupils improve between the end of primary school and GCSEs compared with pupils across England. Brooke Weston’s Progress 8 score of 0.54 is classed as well above average, meaning students here make significantly more progress than the national norm. That score places the school second out of 20 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire, and in the top 15 per cent of schools nationally. It’s a strong signal that this is a school where academic outcomes are consistently high.

At GCSE, 80.9 per cent of pupils achieved a grade 4 or above in both English and maths, and 67 per cent hit the higher grade 5 threshold. The Attainment 8 score sits at 52.8, which is comfortably above the national average. The school also has a strong focus on the English Baccalaureate, with 72.3 per cent of pupils entered for EBacc subjects and 37.8 per cent achieving the full EBacc at grade 5 or above. Progress in maths is particularly strong, with a Progress 8 score of 0.79, while English comes in at 0.55. In the sixth form, the picture is more mixed. The average points per entry is 36.08, equivalent to a B- grade, and the best three A-levels average out at B- as well. The value added score is -0.11, which is classed as average, so students don’t make quite the same leap here as they do at GCSE. Still, 20.7 per cent of A-level entries achieved an AAB or higher, and the school’s sixth form provision retains its Outstanding Ofsted rating.

The school is heavily oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 675 applications for 174 places, with 295 first-preference applications and 159 first-preference offers. That’s a ratio of nearly four applicants per place. Facilities are broad and include a swimming pool, astro turf, tennis courts, science labs, music rooms, art studios, and a chapel. The sports on offer include hockey, swimming, gymnastics, tennis, cricket, and netball, and there’s a wide range of clubs from Model UN and Young Enterprise to coding, film club, and the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award. The school also has a strong SEND provision, supporting students with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 18.2 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a diverse intake. This is a good fit for families who want a high-performing, oversubscribed secondary with a strong academic track record and a well-regarded sixth form, particularly for students who thrive in a structured, ambitious environment.

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