Corby Business Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
4.115 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Corby Business Academy is a secondary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 18 April 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Corby Business Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 4.115 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 4.115 miles away, the 2nd longest of 6 North Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 146 first-choice applications for 200 offers; 138 offers went to first-choice families, and 8 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 39 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Academy Way, Gretton Road, Corby, NN17 5EB
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,188 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 18 April 2023
Strengths
- “This is a good school that serves its community well.”
- “Leaders have high aspirations for their pupils and promote the school’s values of ‘commit, believe and achieve’.”
- “Most pupils enjoy coming to school.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ performance in external examinations of some subjects has recently been below national averages at the end of key stage 4.”
- “However, sometimes teachers do not match the work they set well enough to pupils’ ability and their prior knowledge.”
- “Leaders now need to check that pupils’ responses to this feedback are enabling them to make the progress they need.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 39 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 146 first-preference applications, 200 offers in total, 138 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Weldon Village Academy 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corby Technical School 2.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lodge Park Academy 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brooke Weston Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Secondary Academy 4.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Prince William School 7.9 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Kettering Science Academy 8.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Southfield School for Girls 9.0 mi Good Last distance published