SCHOOL PROFILE

Sponne School: data, trends and context

Sponne School is a secondary school in West Northamptonshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.

School identity

URN
136488
Phase
Secondary
Establishment type
Academy converter
Status
Open
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Region
East Midlands
Trust
TOVE LEARNING TRUST
Postcode
NN12 6DJ
Gender intake
Mixed
Religious character
None
School website

Pupil and community context

Pupils on roll
1,410
FSM eligible
11.8%
EAL / First language other than English
3.7%
SEND (total)
17.8%
SEN Support
15.9%
EHCP
1.9%
White British
85.2%

Attendance and absence (2024/25)

Attendance rate
93.4%
Overall absence
6.6%
Persistent absence
16.5%
Severe absence
3.2%

Current benchmarks (2025/26 to date)

Secondary schools
ComparatorAttendanceOverall absenceUnauthorised
West NorthamptonshireLocal authority91.7%8.3%3.0%
East MidlandsRegion91.5%8.5%3.2%
EnglandEngland91.4%8.6%3.3%

Session-weighted year-to-date rates to 17 July 2026. Source: DfE Explore Education Statistics, pupil attendance (daily), published 6 August 2026. The school figures above are from a different published year, so no direct difference is shown.

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

Suspension rate
11.5%
Pupils with 1+ suspension
5.1%
Permanent exclusion rate
0.14%

Attainment and Progress 8 (2024/25)

Attainment 8
52.0
English & maths grade 5+
55.2%
English & maths grade 4+
82.8%

Data sources and last updated

  • Published Department for Education and Ofsted data.
  • Historical predecessor information is shown only where the DfE lineage record has been validated. It is clearly labelled as historical predecessor-establishment data.
  • Missing or suppressed values are shown as gaps, never as zero.
  • For interactive comparisons with 25 contextually similar schools, open this school in School DNA.
  • Profile last updated: 2026-07-07.

Contextual comparison

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Sponne School is a secondary school in West Northamptonshire. This page brings together its published attendance, behaviour, attainment, inspection and pupil-context information, alongside historical trends and comparisons with schools serving similar communities.