The Parker E-ACT Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Daventry, 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 🔒
The Parker E-ACT Academy is a secondary school in Daventry, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 28 January 2025. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
The Parker 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 |
|---|---|
| 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
- 2024/25: 34% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C- (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was below average.
- For Year 7 in 2026, every applicant was offered a place: 172 first-choice applications for 186 offers, with 14 offers to families who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meals: 24.6% of pupils are eligible, against a middle figure of 19.2% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Northamptonshire.
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
- Ashby Road, Daventry, NN11 0QE
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,132 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 28 January 2025
Strengths
- “Expectations are higher in the sixth form and students are beginning to benefit from a well-organised curriculum.”
- “Pupils are safe in school and know they have an adult they can talk to if needed.”
- “The school provides an increasing range of opportunities for pupils to develop their interests.”
To improve
- “Since the previous inspection, the school has experienced instability in leadership.”
- “This has contributed to a decline in standards in several aspects of the school’s work.”
- “The school has not been successful in working with staff and parents to bring about the necessary improvements.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 38.9 | 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: 172 first-preference applications, 186 offers in total, 172 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.
- Campion School 7.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Guilsborough Academy 8.8 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 11.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 11.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sponne School 11.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 11.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 12.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 12.7 mi Not judged Last distance published