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Bishop Stopford School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Headlands, Kettering NN15 6BJ · bishopstopford.com · 01536 503503
On the mapSearch near NN15 6BJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 58.7
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.4
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,454
- 71 over 1,383 places · 105%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 7.6%
- First language not English
- 10.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 309 families put the school first and 216 places were offered; 68% 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 | 216 | 309 | 1.4▲ | 68% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 212 | 257 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 209 | 281 | 1.3▲ | 71% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 209 | 283 | 1.4▲ | 71% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 206 | 235 | 1.1▲ | 81% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 58.7, and 66% 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 B- (37.4 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲58.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲66.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲84.2% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲86.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲5.54 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 77 | +7 |
| Sixth form college | 0.5 | — |
| Further education | 16.6 | −7.8 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.4 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 1.8 | — |
| Not in a lasting destination | 0.9 | −1.4 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.9 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 students | B- (37.4) | Average +0.04 | |
| 177 students | B- (37.6) | Average +0.04 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 188 | B- (35.7) | +0.03 |
| 2022/23 | 211 | B- (35.2) | — |
| 2021/22 | 200 | B+ (42.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 198 | C+ (34.9) | +0.16 |
| 2017/18 | 212 | B- (37.6) | +0.37 |
| 2016/17 | 213 | C+ (34.8) | +0.24 |
| 2015/16 | 192 | C+ (32.1) | +0.17 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.8 | −3.6 |
| Further and other education | 1.6 | +0.1 |
| Further education | 1.1 | +0.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.5 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −4.3 |
| Employment | 21.2 | +8.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.3 | −0.6 |
| Activity not captured | 1.1 | −0.4 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Bishop Stopford School on 1 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 1 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Outstanding |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jun 2022
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jun 2022Requires improvement
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2008Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Outstanding
What parents said
92% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (264 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 92%
- Replies
- 264
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 23% who had a child bullied
based on 61 parents (23%) with SEND