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Northampton School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Free school
Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton NN3 7TR · northamptonschool.co.uk · 01604 815815
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Jun 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 650
- 57% of 1,140 places
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- First language not English
- 7.4%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- The Nsb Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 309 families put the school first and 209 places were offered; 55% 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 | 209 | 309 | 1.5▲ | 55% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 214 | 288 | 1.3▲ | 61% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 210 | 239 | 1.1▲ | 62% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | n/a | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | n/a | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | n/a | 64.8% |
| Entered for EBacc | n/a | 40.5% |
| EBacc average points | n/a | 4.09 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Northampton School on 23 June 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard
- Achievement: Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard
- Personal development and well-being: Strong standard
- Leadership and governance: Strong standard
- Inspected
- 23 Jun 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |