Weldon Village Academy

North Northamptonshire · NN17 3GE

General information Secondary School · 11-19 years Who goes here 475 pupils, 17.3% FSM

Educational attainment Ofsted and results

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Weldon Village Academy

General Information

Address: Oundle Road, Weldon, Corby, NN17 3GE – View on map
Phone: 01536853100
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mr Matthew Norris
Age range: 11-19 years
Demand for places (Year 7, September 2026): 145 families put it first for 150 places – 10 for every 10 places. 88% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2024 9 · 2025 12 · 2026 10
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

475 pupils out of 1500 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 82
% eligible for free school meals: 17.3%
Pupil mix: 5 in 10 (similar to the North Northamptonshire average)
English as an additional language: 16% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 0% a year (North Northamptonshire 19.7%, typical in England 15.5%)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 2 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

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Across North Northamptonshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 63 (2.6 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.7)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 1
Suspensions for bullying: 51 (2.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 1.9)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 10 (0.4 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.8)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state secondary schools in North Northamptonshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 6.0%
Persistently absent pupils: 13.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 7.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 4.4%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

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Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,887 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

13th of 20 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for spending per pupil

#11The Ferrers School£7,122
#12Corby Technical School£6,913
#13Weldon Village Academy£6,887
#14Rushden Academy£6,837
#15Bishop Stopford School£6,808

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Wrenn School£10,875
#2Weavers Academy£10,233
#3Lodge Park Academy£8,428
#4Huxlow Academy£8,239
#5Corby Business Academy£7,538
#6Kettering Buccleuch Academy£7,519
#7Wollaston School£7,493
#8Brooke Weston Academy£7,356
#9Southfield School for Girls£7,227
#10Kingswood Secondary Academy£7,215
#11The Ferrers School£7,122
#12Corby Technical School£6,913
#13Weldon Village Academy£6,887
#14Rushden Academy£6,837
#15Bishop Stopford School£6,808
#16The Latimer Arts College£6,672
#17Manor School£6,524
#18Kettering Science Academy£6,477
#19Sir Christopher Hatton Academy£6,450
#20Prince William School£6,162

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