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Silverstone UTC

Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TL ·

Ofsted:Requires improvement· 2023

At a glance

A state secondary free school for ages 14–19 in Towcester. Rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection (November 2023). GCSE results are well below the England average (Attainment 8: 31.1 vs 46.1, 2024/25).

Ages: 14–19
Pupils: 463
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: Yes
Admissions: Non-selective
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Academy trust: THE SILVERSTONE ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher: Ms Angela Murphy
Opened: Sept 2013

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Inspection

Ofsted (framework in use until November 2025)

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Graded inspection 28 Nov 2023

Requires improvementOverall effectiveness

Quality of education: Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes: Good
Personal development: Requires improvement
Leadership and management: Good
Sixth form: Good

Safeguarding effective: Yes

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Exam results

Department for Education performance tables

GCSE results, 2024/25 · 117 pupils

Attainment 8

31.1

England 46.1

Grade 5+ Eng & maths

14.5%

England 45.4%

Grade 4+ Eng & maths

38.5%

England 64.8%

Progress 8

-1.28

2023/24 · CI -1.55 to -1

This school

31.1

West Northamptonshire

44.7

England

46.1

Attainment 8 over time

Progress 8 isn't published for 2024/25 because those pupils had no KS2 test results (tests were cancelled in 2020). Exams were not held in 2019/20 or 2020/21.

Admissions

Demand for places and how places are allocated

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Catchment area

We don't have an official catchment boundary for this school. Many schools don't have one, and few councils publish boundaries as open data. We don't estimate catchments. Check the school's admissions policy or the council's admissions booklet.

Last distance offered

Not published nationally. Many councils publish the furthest distance offered for each school in their annual allocation reports. Past distances vary year to year with demand and sibling numbers, so they are not a guarantee.

How places are allocated: you apply through your home council. When a school has more applicants than places, it applies its published oversubscription criteria in order. These usually start with looked-after children, then siblings, then catchment or distance; faith schools may prioritise church attendance. Children with an EHC plan naming the school are admitted first. Apply on GOV.UK

Pupils

School census 2024/25

Pupils

480

Capacity

550

84% full

Girls / boys

19/81

Mixed

Eligible for free school meals (last 6 years)19.3%
English as an additional language4.6%
SEN support12.3%
Education, Health and Care plan2.3%
The black tick shows the median for state-funded secondary schools in England.