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Southfield School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Lewis Road, Kettering NN15 6HE · southfieldsch.co.uk · 01536 513063
On the mapSearch near NN15 6HE
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 46.8
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,111
- 99% of 1,123 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.6%
- First language not English
- 18.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 132 places were offered; 100% 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 | 132 | 92 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 148 | 113 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 190 | 111 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 157 | 105 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 146 | 104 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 46.8, and 46.4% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●46.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ●46.4% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.34 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 52 | −18.3 |
| Further education | 37.7 | +16.5 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.1 |
| Apprenticeship | 2 | −0.4 |
| Employment | 1 | −0.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 4.9 | +2.5 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +1.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 99 students | C (31.5) | Below average -0.22 | |
| 99 students | C+ (31.7) | Below average -0.21 | |
| 62 students | Merit+ (28.9) | Average +0.11 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 99 | C- (25.9) | -0.55 |
| 2022/23 | 98 | C (28.9) | — |
| 2021/22 | 77 | C+ (33) | — |
| 2018/19 | 99 | C (30.5) | -0.40 |
| 2017/18 | 86 | C- (28.2) | -0.51 |
| 2016/17 | 85 | C (31) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 114 | C (29.9) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 57.5 | −1.8 |
| Further education | 2.9 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.7 | −2.3 |
| Employment | 24.5 | −3.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.6 | +4.3 |
| Activity not captured | 3.8 | — |
Ofsted
Southfield School for Girls was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 18 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 18 Apr 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Improving, ungraded inspection, Feb 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Feb 2020Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good
What parents said
60% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (188 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 60%
- Replies
- 188
- 16% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 43 parents (23%) with SEND