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DSLV E-ACT Academy

Hawke Road, Southbrook, Daventry, NN11 4LJ · West Northamptonshire
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COULD YOUR CHILD GET IN? · YEAR 7 2027

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Ofsted: Good · April 2022(20/20)Fewer first choices than places (2026)
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Summary

The key facts, in one place
GCSE (key stage 4) The league rank: the school's place among its council's schools of the same phase on the newest year's DfE results, the same rank as on the Schools map. In England: 3,005th of 3,223 on the same figure. Band: Lower half.
(20/20)Rank among 20 West Northamptonshire secondaries with results, 2026 results (Attainment 8)
See the West Northamptonshire league table →
Inspection
Good, April 2022
Getting in
Not full for Year 7 2026
Results
-0.41 progress 8; 36.1 attainment 8
Size
997 pupils; 89 places a year; classes of 22
Run by
E-act
Type
Academy sponsor led
Ages
3 to 18 · Mixed
Ofsted, April 2022The judgements from the school's latest inspection. Reports from November 2025 use Ofsted's new report card, with different headings; we show whichever the latest report uses.Read the report ↗
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Leadership and managementGood
Strengths, and things to check
  • Expected standard: 46%, against 63% in West Northamptonshire.
  • Progress 8: -0.41, against +0.07 in West Northamptonshire.
  • Attainment 8: 36.1, against 47.0 in West Northamptonshire.
  • English and maths, grade 5+: 21%, against 46% in West Northamptonshire.
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At a glance

Against West Northamptonshire and England
This schoolWest NorthamptonshireEnglandHover or tap a bar for the figures
Academic
Expected standardThe share of Year 6 pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths together, from the key stage 2 tests and teacher assessment.
46%
Worse than West Northamptonshire
Higher standardThe share who reached the higher standard in all three. A small year group can swing this a lot from one year to the next.
8%
In line with West Northamptonshire
Progress 8How far pupils progressed between the end of primary school and GCSEs, against pupils across England who started at the same level. 0 is average; +0.5 means half a grade better in each subject.
-0.41
Worse than West Northamptonshire
Attainment 8The average GCSE score across eight subjects, including English and maths counted twice. A grade 5 in all eight would score 50.
36.1
Worse than West Northamptonshire
English and maths, grade 5+The share of pupils with grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE (a strong pass).
21%
Worse than West Northamptonshire
Attendance and behaviour
Sessions missedHalf-day sessions missed, authorised or not, as a share of all sessions in the school year (DfE pupil absence). Lower is better.
8.6%
In line with West Northamptonshire
Persistently absentPupils who missed one session in ten or more. Lower is better.
25.7%
Worse than West Northamptonshire
Suspensions per 100 pupilsSuspensions in the school year for every 100 pupils on roll. Lower is better; one or two incidents move a small school a lot.
21.6
Worse than West Northamptonshire
Pupils and classes
Average class sizeAverage pupils per class, from the school census. Shown for context, not as a score.
22.1
Context
Free school mealsPupils eligible for free school meals. Context for reading the results, not a measure of the school.
34%
Context
Pupils for each teacherPupils on roll for each full-time teacher, from the school workforce census. Shown for context.
17.2
Context
Demand for places
First choices per placeFamilies who put this school first, for each Year 7 place in 2026 (DfE applications and offers). Above 1 means more first choices than places.
0.8
In line with West Northamptonshire
West Northamptonshire and England: DfE's own averages for results. For the rest, the middle state secondary school of the same phase, from every school we hold, since DfE publishes no council figure we hold.Where these figures come from →

Overview

Getting in

  • 75 families put it first for 89 places; every one of them got in DfE, school applications and offers · Year 7 2026
  • We hold no catchment map for this school, so we can't say which addresses are inside it.
  • We can't tell how far Year 7 places reached: we hold no offer-day figures for this school. Ask the council or the school for the last distance offered.

Quality

  • Good Ofsted · inspected 26 April 2022
  • Progress 8: -0.41 (England +0.01) (county +0.07) DfE school performance tables · 2023/2024
  • Attainment 8: 36.1 (England 47.4) (county 47.0) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026
  • English and maths grade 5 or above: 21% (England 48%) (county 46%) DfE school performance tables · 2025/2026

Daily life

  • Absence: 8.6% of sessions missed; 26% of pupils miss 1 in 10 or more. Schools with a similar intake: 9.0% and 27% DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level · 2024/25
  • Suspensions: 22 per 100 pupils (schools with a similar intake: 20); 2 permanent exclusions DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level · 2024/25
  • Classes average 22.1 pupils; 9.7% of classes have more than 30 DfE, school workforce and pupil census · 2025/26
  • 17.2 pupils for each teacher DfE, school workforce · November 2025
  • Nearest stops, in a straight line: bus 210 m DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes) · within 800 m
  • 6 police-reported road collisions within 500 m (0 fatal, 1 serious) DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years · 2021 to 2025
  • Air: nitrogen dioxide 6.3 µg/m³, PM2.5 6.7 (1 km square, background level) DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps · 2024

Who runs it

  • E-act, with 37 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined July 2012
  • Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 July 2012 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Danetre School (URN 138060) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 July 2012
  • Replaced Southbrook Junior School (URN 121895) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 July 2012
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Getting in

How far offers reached

How far away the last child offered a place under the distance rule lived, as the council measures it. It changes every year with who applies: a record, not a promise. Children with a higher priority can be offered places from further away.

Year 7. Distance of the last child offered a place on offer day. What the last distance means →

Applications and offers, DfE

EntryYearPlacesFirst choicesAny choiceFirst choices offered
Year 72026897515875
Reception202626263126
Year 72025916814868
Reception202524212621
Year 720241309016490
Reception202418182618
Year 720231255613056
Reception202321213221
Year 720221229315693
Reception202231313731

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence), 2015 to 2026. Families name up to three schools, so most applications are somebody's second or third choice.

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Results

Results

MeasureThis schoolEnglandCouncilYear
Progress 8-0.41+0.01+0.072023/2024
Attainment 836.147.447.02025/2026
English and maths grade 5 or above21%48%46%2025/2026
Reading, writing and maths: expected standard46%62%63%2024/2025
Reading, writing and maths: higher standard8%8%8%2024/2025
Average A level gradeC-——2024/2025

Source: DfE school performance tables, 2023/2024, 2024/2025, 2025/2026.

League table place

TableLeague rank
Primary (key stage 2)(124/141)
GCSE (key stage 4)(20/20)
A level (16 to 18)(15/20)

Source: DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase.

Inspections

DateKindOutcome
26 April 2022Graded inspectionGood

Source: Ofsted, 2022.

Where leavers go

StageLeavers inPupilsIn a sustained placeOf which
After GCSEs2023/2415290%In education 85%; Apprenticeship 2.0%; Employment 3.3%
After GCSEs2022/238786%In education 79%; Apprenticeship 3.4%; Employment 3.4%
After GCSEs2021/2210990%In education 76%; Apprenticeship 7.3%; Employment 6.4%
After sixth form2023/242592%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 12%; Employment 28%
After sixth form2022/234489%Further education 2.3%; Apprenticeship 6.8%; Employment 25%
After sixth form2021/221894%Further education 0.0%; Apprenticeship 5.6%; Employment 28%

Source: DfE, destination measures. A figure DfE hides for a small group is left out, not shown as nought. The newest year may be provisional.

West Northamptonshire league tableEvery school of this phase in the council on these results.See the table →

Daily life

Absence

YearSessions missedAuthorisedUnauthorisedPupils missing 1 in 10Pupils missing 1 in 2
2024/258.6%4.5%4.1%26%4.4%
2023/249.4%5.6%3.8%30%4.0%
2022/238.6%5.8%2.8%27%4.2%
Schools with a similar intake9.0%27%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level, 2024-25. Similar intake: state schools of the same phase with free school meals in the same band (30-40%), the median of 654 schools.

Suspensions and exclusions

YearSuspensions per 100 pupilsPupils suspendedSuspensionsPermanent exclusions
2024/2521.66.6%2202
2023/2424.87.5%2661
2022/233.52.6%361
Schools with a similar intake19.7

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level, 2024-25.

Class sizes and staff

MeasureFigureYear
Average class size22.12025/26
Classes over 30 pupils9.7%2025/26
Pupils for each teacher17.2November 2025

Source: DfE, school workforce; school census, 2025/26.

Stops nearby

KindNearest (metres, straight line)
bus210

Source: DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes), current. A stop across a railway or main road may be a long walk. Bus frequency is not held.

Road collisions within 500 m

YearCollisions
20250
20240
20233
20222
20211

Source: DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years, 2021 to 2025. 1 serious and 0 fatal in all; 0 involved a pedestrian, 2 a cyclist. Only collisions with an injury reported to police are counted.

Air quality

PollutantAnnual mean (µg/m³)Year
NO26.32024
PM1010.62024
PM256.72024

Source: DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps. A 1 km background figure: not the air at the school gate beside a busy road.

Pupils

Who goes there

MeasureShare of pupilsYear
Eligible for free school meals34%2025/26
First language other than English19%2025/26
SEN support15%2025/26
Education, health and care plan2.9%2025/26
Girls50%2025/26

Source: DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs, 2025/26.

Who runs it

Who runs it

  • E-act, with 37 schools DfE, Get Information about Schools: group links · joined July 2012
  • Opened as an academy (sponsored) on 1 July 2012 DfE, open academies list
  • Replaced Danetre School (URN 138060) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 July 2012
  • Replaced Southbrook Junior School (URN 121895) DfE, Get Information about Schools: links · 1 July 2012
  • We can't compare results before and after it converted: we hold results for only one side of the date, because DfE publishes a few years at a time.

Area

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Sources

  • DEFRA, Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) 1 km background maps
  • DfE school performance tables
  • DfE school performance tables: the newest year's results, place among the council's schools of the same phase
  • DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers (school level, Open Government Licence)
  • DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England: absence rates by school level
  • DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England: school level
  • DfE, destination measures
  • DfE, school workforce; school census
  • DfE, schools, pupils and their characteristics; special educational needs
  • DfT, NaPTAN (National Public Transport Access Nodes)
  • DfT, Road safety data (STATS19): collisions and casualties, last five years
  • Ofsted
  • School register: DfE Get Information about Schools (this school)
  • How we check these figures: How we know

More in schools in Daventry and the West Northamptonshire league table. School register: DfE Get Information about Schools, updated 17 October 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources are named beside each figure. How we know · All sources.