Guilsborough Academy
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Guilsborough Academy is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 3 October 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Guilsborough 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.6 (England 46).
- Every applicant for Year 7 in 2026 was offered a place, as at 14 of the 17 other West Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- In 2026, Year 7 had 159 first-choice applications for 211 offers; all first-choice families were offered a place, and 52 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 14.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Northamptonshire is 22.5%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- West Haddon Road, Guilsborough, Northampton, NN6 8QE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,198 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 3 October 2023
Strengths
- “Some pupils enjoy school and say that it has improved.”
- “Students in the sixth form speak positively about their experience at Guilsborough Academy.”
- “Pupils feel safe in school and know who they can talk to if they have any concerns.”
To improve
- “Pupils have mixed feelings about the school.”
- “However, some pupils said they do not like school.”
- “However, some pupils said that bullying happens and they often hear homophobic language.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | 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: 159 first-preference applications, 211 offers in total, 159 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 West Northamptonshire.
- Kingsthorpe College 8.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Moulton School and Science College 8.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 8.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Parker E-ACT Academy 8.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 8.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 8.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton School 8.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Campion School 9.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published