Brooke Weston Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Great Oakley, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Brooke Weston Academy is a secondary school in Great Oakley, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Brooke Weston 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 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 291 first-choice applications for 180 offers, 1.6 first choices per offer, the highest of 20 North Northamptonshire secondary schools.
- In Year 7 2026, 161 offers went to first-choice families and 130 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 59% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 50.5 (England 46).
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was C+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level 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
- Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, NN18 8LA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,154 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Brooke Weston Academy is a school that wants the very best for all pupils.”
- “Leaders have a clear and ambitious vision for the school and are determined that pupils will succeed here.”
- “The vast majority of pupils enjoy their time at school.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding well enough.”
- “This means that a small number of pupils do not have secure prior knowledge when they meet new content.”
- “There are some rare instances of behaviours that do not meet the school’s high expectations.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 December 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) | 59% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 50.5 | 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: 291 first-preference applications, 180 offers in total, 161 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.
- Kingswood Secondary Academy 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Corby Technical School 1.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lodge Park Academy 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corby Business Academy 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Weldon Village Academy 4.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kettering Science Academy 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Montsaye Academy 5.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Southfield School for Girls 5.6 mi Good Last distance published