Secondary school

Prince William School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 11–18
  • Mixed
  • North Northamptonshire
  • PE8 4BS
  • Sixth form
Ofsted Good · inspected Jan 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,107 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 34%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 41%41%2016/17: top 20%20% · 2016/172017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 34%2021/22: top 39%2022/23: top 36%2023/24: top 33%2024/25: top 34%No exams

A-level results

#60 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East Midlands

Attainment 848.9 · East Midlands 457/10 Above
Grade 5+ English and maths51.2% · East Midlands 41.6%7/10 Above+5 pts since 21/22
EBacc point score4.15 · East Midlands 3.927/10 Above
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.41 · East Midlands −0.069/10 Top 20%+11.1 pts since 18/19
A level points per entry35.46 · East Midlands 33.228/10 Above+19.7 pts since 21/22
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 51.5 · 227 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 52.1 · 190 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 48.2 · 196 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 49 · 191 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 50.7 · 182 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 48.8 · 199 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 49.2 · 211 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 48.9 · 205 pupils · East Midlands 45.0552.148.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 49% · 190 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 45% · 196 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 52% · 191 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 53% · 182 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 51% · 199 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 51.7% · 211 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 51.2% · 205 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%53%45%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.26 · 57 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 34.69 · 40 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 27.79 · 67 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 35.26 · 68 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 36.67 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 35.99 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 35.1 · 91 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 35.46 · 96 pupils · East Midlands 33.2236.6727.79No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in98.7%
224 of 227 who put it first2022 · 99.6%2026 · 98.7%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st227224
2nd9212
3rd555

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2017Requires improvement
  6. 2020Good
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Sixth form provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,416
Free school meals (past 6 years)15.8%
First language not English6.4%
SEN support18.0%
EHC plan1.9%
Absence (sessions missed)6.5%
Persistently absent pupils15.2%

Girls 50.9%Boys 49.1%

101.1% full · 1,400 places · 189 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 173 responses (12.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school88.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school91.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved85% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 65.9% not applicable56% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year67% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 22% not applicable79.3% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?28.9% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 28.9% who said Yes above72% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.5% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.6% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.2% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.8% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development71.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent90.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adult14.7
  • Classroom teachers 68
  • Leadership 9
  • Teaching assistants 7.8
  • Other support 22.1

Teachers 77 FTE · Whole workforce 106.9 · 125 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,363
Spend per pupil£6,162
Staff spend per pupil£4,814
Reserve per pupil£16
  • +£21,000revenue reserve
  • +£271,000in-year balance

Grants £6,797 · self-generated £218 · premises £564 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST (7 academies) · trust reserve £1,654,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

211 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained93.4%
  • Education88.2%
  • Apprenticeship3.8%
  • Employment1.4%
  • Not sustained4.7%
  • Unknown1.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

93 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.3%
  • Education60.2%
  • Higher education60.2%
  • Apprenticeship1.1%
  • Employment29%
  • Not sustained8.6%
  • Unknown1.1%