Schools and Education in Northampton

There are 88 schools in Northampton (excluding independent schools), including 59 primary schools, 13 secondary schools, and 6 serving sixth-form education. Northampton has no schools with Pupil Referral Unit places, and none with places for teen mothers. There are no schools in Northampton under Special Measures.

Primary Schools Secondary Schools Sixth Forms

Northampton Education Profile

The median school in Northampton has 18% of its pupils entitled to free schools meals, the 24th highest figure in Northamptonshire. This represents about 8,000 pupils, or approximately 1 in 5 of Northampton's pupils. Looking at the number of pupils per teacher, the median ratio for Northampton is 20.09 school children per full-time equivalent teacher. This is the 44th highest ratio in Northamptonshire, and the 466th lowest pupil/teacher ratio in the East Midlands region of the UK.

Primaries

59

8.47% Outstanding • 76% Good

Secondaries

13

23% Outstanding • 62% Good

Sixth Forms

6

17% Outstanding • 67% Good

Primary Schools in Northampton

Most of Northampton's primary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 45 schools or 76% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and high - about 29% and 22% of primary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 12% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northampton's primary schools most commonly have a high ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted KS2 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abington Vale Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
All Saints CofE VA Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Church of England
Barry Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Blackthorn Primary School 4–11 yrs 250
Good
Low
Very low
Boothville Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Boughton Primary School 4–11 yrs 196
Good
Low
Good
Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery 3–11 yrs 472
Outstanding
Very high
Good
Bridgewater Primary School 3–11 yrs 630
Good
Low
Very high
Caroline Chisholm School 4–18 yrs 2,002
Good
High
Good
Castle Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
High
Cedar Road Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Very high
Chiltern Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
Good
Delapre Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
High
High
Duston Eldean Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Good
Earl Spencer Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
East Hunsbury Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Low
Eastfield Academy 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Very high
High
Ecton Brook Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Very low
Very high
Green Oaks Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Hardingstone Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Headlands Primary School 4–11 yrs 474
Good
Low
Good
Hopping Hill Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
High
Hunsbury Park Primary School 4–11 yrs 315
Good
Low
Low
Kings Heath Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 446
Good
Very high
Very high
Kingsley Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
High
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School 3–11 yrs 472
Good
Very low
Low
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Good
Low
Good
Lings Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Very low
High
Lumbertubs Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
High
High
Lyncrest Primary School 3–11 yrs 210
Good
Very low
Good
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Church of England
Millway Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Low
Good
Moulton Primary School 4–11 yrs 630
Good
Good
High
Northampton International Academy 4–18 yrs 2,220
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Parklands Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High
Preston Hedges Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 240
Good
High
High
Rectory Farm Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Low
Simon de Senlis Primary School 4–11 yrs 431
Good
Low
High
Spring Lane Primary School 2–11 yrs 420
Good
Very high
Very low
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
Good
Church of England
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Roman Catholic
St James Church of England Primary School 3–11 yrs 450
Good
Good
High
Church of England
St Luke's Church of England Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Very low
Very high
Church of England
St Mary's Catholic Primary School 4–11 yrs 210
Requires improvement
Very low
Good
Roman Catholic
Standens Barn Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Stimpson Avenue Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Very low
High
Sunnyside Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 340
Good
Low
Good
The Abbey Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
The Arbours Primary Academy 4–11 yrs 420
Good
Good
High
The Duston School 4–18 yrs 1,830
Good
Low
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
Low
High
Roman Catholic
Thorplands Primary School 2–11 yrs 210
Good
Good
High
Vernon Terrace Primary School 4–11 yrs 264
Good
Low
Good
Weston Favell CofE Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
High
Very high
Church of England
Whitehills Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Outstanding
Very low
Very high
Woodvale Primary Academy 3–11 yrs 420
Requires improvement
High
Very high
Wootton Park School 4–19 yrs 1,290
Outstanding
Low
Wootton Primary School 4–11 yrs 420
Good
High
High

Northampton Secondary Schools

Most of Northampton's secondary schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 8 schools or 62% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between low and very high - about 31% and 23% of secondary schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 15% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northampton's secondary schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Abbeyfield School 11–18 yrs 1,350
Good
Good
Low
Caroline Chisholm School 4–18 yrs 2,002
Good
High
Good
Kingsthorpe College 11–18 yrs 1,450
Good
Low
Very low
Malcolm Arnold Academy 11–18 yrs 1,450
Good
Good
Very high
Church of England
Moulton School and Science College 11–18 yrs 1,393
Good
Low
Low
Northampton Academy 11–18 yrs 1,570
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Christian
Northampton International Academy 4–18 yrs 2,220
Serious Weaknesses
Low
Northampton School for Boys 11–18 yrs 1,617
Outstanding
Very high
Low
Northampton School for Girls 11–18 yrs 1,801
Good
Very high
Good
The Duston School 4–18 yrs 1,830
Good
High
Low
Thomas Becket Catholic School 11–18 yrs 1,136
Good
Low
Very low
Roman Catholic
Weston Favell Academy 11–18 yrs 1,525
Requires improvement
Low
Low
Wootton Park School 4–19 yrs 1,290
Outstanding
Low

Sixth Form Schools in Northampton

Most of Northampton's sixth form schools have been rated Good by Ofsted, amounting to 4 schools or 67% of the total. Attainment is mostly split between high and very low - about 33% and 0% of sixth form schools respectively - though we don't have data for approximately 67% of schools. Looking at the number of pupils assigned to a teacher, Northampton's sixth form schools most commonly have a low ratio of pupils to teachers.

 
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Name Ages Capacity SEN Support Ofsted P8 Attainment Teacher/Pupil Ratio Religion
Caroline Chisholm School 4–18 yrs 2,002
Good
High
Good
Moulton College 16–99 yrs
Good
Northampton College 16–99 yrs
Good
Northampton International Academy 4–18 yrs 2,220
Serious Weaknesses
Low
The Duston School 4–18 yrs 1,830
Good
High
Low
Wootton Park School 4–19 yrs 1,290
Outstanding
Low
Last updated: 16 Aug 2023