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The CE Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Alternative provision academy
Poole Street, Northampton NN1 3EX · ce-academy.org · 01604 239734
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2025
- Pupils
- 124
- 54% of 230 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Free school meals
- 67.7%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Tove Learning Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
2015/162016/172017/182018/192019/202021/222022/232023/24
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| Further education | 35 | +8 |
| Other education | 5 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 3.3 | +0.6 |
| Employment | 6.7 | +4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 28.3 | −12.2 |
| Activity not captured | 21.7 | −5.3 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The CE Academy on 9 July 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 9 Jul 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, May 2021
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 138967), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Jul 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2021Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Not effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138967)
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Outstanding
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138967)
Jul 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138967)
Mar 2011Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 138967)