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Northampton School for Girls

Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy

Spinney Hill Road, Northampton NN3 6DG · nsg.northants.sch.uk · 01604 679540

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Overview

Ofsted
Report card
Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
GCSEs, 2024/25
54.9
average Attainment 8 score. West Northamptonshire 44.7, England 46
Demand for places
1.0
first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
Pupils
1,670
93% of 1,801 places
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Sixth form
Yes
Admissions
Non-selective
Free school meals
17.1%
First language not English
22.6%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Northampton School for Girls

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Year 7 in September 2026, 262 families put the school first and 262 places were offered; 81% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 338 (Places 288)338September 2023: 339 (Places 285)339September 2024: 302 (Places 257)302September 2025: 291 (Places 265)291September 2026: 262 (Places 262)262Places 262
Year 7PlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 2026262262181%
September 2025Sept 20252652911.1▲80%
September 2024Sept 20242573021.2▲68%
September 2023Sept 20232853391.2▲73%
September 2022Sept 20222883381.2▲79%

Results

In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 54.9, and 53% 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 C+ (32.7 points per entry).

GCSE results

Attainment 8

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252016/17: 49.4 (England 46.3)49.42017/18: 50.5 (England 46.5)50.52018/19: 52.2 (England 46.7)52.22021/22: 58.1 (England 48.8)58.12022/23: 56.6 (England 46.3)56.62023/24: 53.4 (England 45.9)53.42024/25: 54.9 (England 46.0)54.9England 46.0
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
▲54.946.0
▲53.0%45.4%
▲79.5%64.8%
▲90.3%40.5%
▲5.174.09

Where Year 11 leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
School sixth form62.5−1.6
Further education31.4+1.1
Other education1.40
Apprenticeship0.7−0.7
Employment0.4−0.7
Not in a lasting destination1.4−0.4
Activity not captured2.1—

A levels and other 16 to 18 results

A level average grade

2019/20 to 2020/21: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1921/2222/2323/2424/252015/16: 31.2 (England 30.5)C2016/17: 26.8 (England 31.1)C-2017/18: 31.3 (England 32.1)C2018/19: 30.6 (England 32.9)C2021/22: 35.1 (England 37.9)B-2022/23: 31.6 (England 34.2)C2023/24: 32.3 (England 34.4)C+2024/25: 32.7 (England 35.0)C+England 35.0
2024/25TrendAverage gradeProgress
152 studentsC+ (32.7)Below average -0.34
152 studentsC+ (32.9)Below average -0.33
65 studentsMerit+ (29.6)Average +0.12
11.4%AAB or better
97.3%finished their course
Earlier years: A levelStudentsAverage gradeProgress
2023/24159C+ (32.3)-0.13
2022/23145C (31.6)—
2021/22126B- (35.1)—
2018/19125C (30.6)-0.08
2017/18140C (31.3)-0.08
2016/17139C- (26.8)-0.41
2015/16172C (31.2)-0.18

Where sixth-form leavers went

2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
Left in 2023/24Since 2021/22
University69.4−2.2
Further and other education2.7+0.7
Further education1.6+0.2
Other education1.1+0.4
Apprenticeship6.6+4.6
Employment14.8−2.1
Not in a lasting destination4.9+0.2
Activity not captured1.6−1.1

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Northampton School for Girls on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.

Inspected
10 Mar 2026
Report card
Safeguarding
Met

Inspection reports

Graded areas

InclusionStrong standard
Curriculum and teachingStrong standard
AchievementStrong standard
Attendance and behaviourStrong standard
Personal development and well-beingStrong standard
Post-16 provisionExpected standard
Leadership and governanceStrong standard

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2021

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Nov 2021Good
    Quality of educationGood
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Sixth formOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Sept 2006Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    16 to 19 study programmesGood

What parents said

89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (242 replies, to 6 April 2026).

Recommend
89%
Positive
81%
Replies
242
14% · 6 Apr 2026
Child is happy at school●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child feels safe▲89% agreeEngland 85%
Pupils are well behaved●78% agreeEngland 78%
Gets the right support to learn▼75% agreeEngland 78%
School communicates well▲81% agreeEngland 77%
Acts in child’s best interests●75% agreeEngland 76%
Concerns are dealt with properly●72% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 86% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly●45% agreeEngland 43%

based on 61 parents (25%) whose child was bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲66% agreeEngland 63%

based on 80 parents (33%) with SEND

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