Elizabeth Woodville School is a mixed secondary academy in Roade, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 1,124 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded quality of education as Good at its most recent inspection in March 2025. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 44.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 8 holidays and 5 INSET days.

Ofsted inspection

The latest published Ofsted judgement for Elizabeth Woodville School.

Latest inspection
Graded inspection No single overall grade (Sept 2024+)

From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. These are the graded judgement areas from the latest inspection.

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour & attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Leadership & managementGood
Sixth formRequires improvement
Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 · Inspected 4 Mar 2025 · Published 29 Apr 2025
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Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate

Term dates & holidays 2025–2026

Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Elizabeth Woodville School.

Elizabeth Woodville School term dates calendar 2025–2026
Official term-dates calendar · 2025–2026 · source

Interactive Calendar

September 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 Training Day
  • 2 Training Day
  • 3 School opens for Years 7 and 12
  • 4 School opens for All Year Groups
October 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 23 School closes
  • 24 Training Day
November 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 3 School opens
December 2025
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 18 School closes
  • 19 Training Day
  • 19–31 Christmas Holiday
  • 25 Christmas Day
  • 26 Boxing Day
January 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–4 Christmas Holiday
  • 1 New Year's Day
  • 5 School opens
February 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
  • 13 School closes
  • 23 School opens
March 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 27 School closes
  • 28–31 Easter Holiday
April 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1–12 Easter Holiday
  • 3 Good Friday
  • 6 Easter Monday
  • 13 School opens
May 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 4 Bank Holiday (Early May Bank Holiday)
  • 22 School closes
  • 25 Spring Bank Holiday
June 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
  • 1 School opens
July 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 17 School closes to students
  • 18–31 Summer Holiday
  • 20 Training Day
August 2026
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
  • 1–31 Summer Holiday
  • 31 Summer Bank Holiday

Key dates (2025–2026)

  • Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
  • Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
  • School opens for Years 7 and 12 Sep 3, 2025 Event
  • School opens for All Year Groups Sep 4, 2025 Event
  • School closes Oct 23, 2025 Event
  • Training Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
  • School opens Nov 3, 2025 Event
  • School closes Dec 18, 2025 Event
  • Training Day Dec 19, 2025 Inset Day
  • School opens Jan 5, 2026 Event
  • School closes Feb 13, 2026 Event
  • School opens Feb 23, 2026 Event
  • School closes Mar 27, 2026 Event
  • School opens Apr 13, 2026 Event
  • Bank Holiday (Early May Bank Holiday) May 4, 2026 Holiday
  • School closes May 22, 2026 Event
  • School opens Jun 1, 2026 Event
  • School closes to students Jul 17, 2026 Event
  • Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
  • Christmas Holiday Dec 19, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
  • Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
  • Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
  • Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
  • Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
  • Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
  • Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
  • Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event

Exam results & performance

DfE performance tables Official results, 2024–2025 GOV.UK ↗
44.9 Attainment 8 England 46.1
41.4% Grade 5+ English & maths England 45.4%
24.11 A level average score England 35
23.6% Persistent absence England 17.8%

The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Elizabeth Woodville School with West Northamptonshire Council and England.

Key stage 4 (GCSE) 44.9 Attainment 8 score

Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.

This school West Northamptonshire Council England

Attainment 8 score · Average across 8 GCSEs, out of 90 44.9
West Northamptonshire Council 44.7 England 46.1 -1.2 vs England
Grade 5+ in English & maths · A strong pass 41.4%
West Northamptonshire Council 42% England 45.4% -4 vs England
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils 24.8
West Northamptonshire Council 32.6 England 34.9 -10.1 vs England
Disadvantage gap · Attainment 8 points; smaller is better 22.8
West Northamptonshire Council 15.3 England 15.5 +7.3 vs England
Disadvantaged pupils in the year group · Context for the scores above 11.8%
West Northamptonshire Council 21% England 28.2%
Pupils in the year group · Small cohorts swing wildly 169
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 24.11 A level average point score

Results for students finishing post-16 study.

This school West Northamptonshire Council England

A level average point score · Per entry, 50 = A* 24.11
West Northamptonshire Council 34.15 England 35 -10.9 vs England
A level students · Small cohorts swing wildly 49
Attendance 23.6% Persistently absent pupils

Absence across the whole school year.

This school West Northamptonshire Council England

Persistently absent pupils · Missed 10%+ of sessions; lower is better 23.6%
West Northamptonshire Council 16.3% England 17.8% +5.8 vs England
Overall absence · Lower is better 8.4%
West Northamptonshire Council 6.5% England 6.8% +1.6 vs England
What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work

Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.

This school West Northamptonshire Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 93%
West Northamptonshire Council 92% England 92% +1 vs England
Same, for disadvantaged pupils 88%
West Northamptonshire Council 81% England 83% +5 vs England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 89% In education, apprenticeship or work

Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.

This school West Northamptonshire Council England

In education, apprenticeship or work 89%
West Northamptonshire Council 81% England 79% +10 vs England
Went to higher education 46%
West Northamptonshire Council 37% England 37% +9 vs England
About this data source & caveats

Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.

We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.

Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Elizabeth Woodville School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.

Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Location & catchment area

Indicative catchment Other secondary schools

Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Elizabeth Woodville School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.