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Northgate School Academy Trust
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Special academy
Queen's Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton NN2 6LR · northgateacademy.org.uk · 01604 714098
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 7.7
- average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
- Pupils
- 289
- 159 over 130 places · 222%
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 39.2%
- First language not English
- 12.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 7.7, and 5.3% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across West Northamptonshire it was 44.7, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼7.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼5.3% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼5.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼0.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼0.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 33.3 | +18.1 |
| Other education | 66.7 | −18.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Northgate School Academy Trust on 17 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 17 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Outstanding |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
May 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Jan 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (47 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 47
- 17% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 21% who had a child bullied
based on 47 parents (100%) with SEND