DSLV E-ACT Academy
All-through · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–18 · Daventry, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
DSLV E-ACT Academy is an all-through school in Daventry, West Northamptonshire for ages 3–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 26 April 2022. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
DSLV E-ACT 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Reception 2026 had 26 first-choice applications for 26 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2026, every applicant for Year 7 was offered a place, as was every applicant for Reception.
- A level results in 2024/25 averaged grade 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 West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Hawke Road, Southbrook, Daventry, NN11 4LJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 3–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 997 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 33.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 26 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this all-through school.”
- “Pupils build strong relationships with staff.”
- “Most pupils said that they feel safe and happy.”
To improve
- “Some teachers in the primary phase do not have enough subject knowledge in a few of the foundation subjects.”
- “In these subjects, some pupils do not develop the rich, detailed knowledge that is set out in the curriculum in the primary phase.”
- “There are some elements of personal development that are not as strong as others, for example spiritual development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 46% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 25% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.2 | 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 Reception entry: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 75 first-preference applications, 89 offers in total, 75 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Daventry Hill School 0.6 mi Good
- The Duston School 8.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Quinton House School 8.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Spratton Hall School 9.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Tiffield Academy 10.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Gateway School 10.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Hospital and Outreach Education 10.5 mi Good
- Northgate School Academy Trust 10.5 mi Not judged