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Northampton Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Sponsored academy
Wellingborough Road, Northampton NN3 8NH · northampton-academy.org · 01604 210017
Overview
- Ofsted
- Outstanding
- 2019 framework · inspected Mar 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 52.1
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,712
- 142 over 1,570 places · 109%
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 26.6%
- First language not English
- 37.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 459 families put the school first and 283 places were offered; 58% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 283 | 459 | 1.6▲ | 58% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 291 | 427 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 283 | 431 | 1.5▲ | 60% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 249 | 415 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 255 | 433 | 1.7▲ | 55% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 52.1, and 55.9% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade B (40.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲52.1 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲55.9% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲74.6% | 64.8% | ||
| ●40.7% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.57 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 37 | −5 |
| Further education | 50.3 | +7 |
| Other education | 0.3 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +1.1 |
| Employment | 1 | −0.7 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 7.5 | −2.2 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 109 students | B (40.3) | Above average +0.31 | |
| 109 students | B (40.1) | Above average +0.30 | |
| 26 students | Dist*- (42.8) | Above average +0.48 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 115 | B- (38) | +0.07 |
| 2022/23 | 120 | B (39.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 102 | B (40.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 101 | C (30.4) | +0.08 |
| 2017/18 | 89 | C (29.2) | -0.10 |
| 2016/17 | 70 | C- (27.4) | +0.09 |
| 2015/16 | 104 | C- (26.8) | +0.28 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 78.6 | +9.8 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.7 | −1.1 |
| Employment | 10.3 | −2.5 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 9.4 | +1.1 |
Ofsted
Northampton Academy was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 21 March 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Outstanding
- Inspected
- 21 Mar 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Nov 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2019Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jan 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good May 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (102 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 102
- 6% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 60 parents (59%) with SEND