Sponne School
Brackley Road, Towcester, NN12 6DJ
1,410 pupils · 103% of 1,373 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.4%
Ofsted
No overall grade (2025) — Inspected 2024–2025 — no overall grade under the interim framework
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 21 January 2025, published 2 March 2025. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 55.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 82.8% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 34.9% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 220 | 214 | 328 | 220 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 225 | 225 | 343 | 225 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 220 | 240 | 355 | 220 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 222 | 245 | 371 | 222 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 227 | 239 | 384 | 227 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 226 | 248 | 377 | 226 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 226 | 268 | 441 | 226 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 230 | 298 | 458 | 230 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Silverstone UTC 6.7 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Elizabeth Woodville School 6.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Campion School 9 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Abbeyfield School 11.1 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- The Radcliffe School 14.2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Northampton School for Boys 14.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.