Northampton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · West Northamptonshire
Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH
75
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Outstanding
Graded 21/03/2023
Application demand
60%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
92.6%
17.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,712
Capacity used
Over capacity109%
1,570 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
60%
1st preference success rate
257 of 427 families who put it first got an offer
291
Places offered
898
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 427 | 257 | ● 60% |
| 2nd preference | 292 | 29 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 179 | 5 | ● 3% |
| Total | 898 | 291 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
West Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 21 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Julian Smith
- Address
- Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH
- Phone
- 01604210017
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Talavera · Northampton North
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 134814
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 27% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 35% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
1,712 pupils · 1,570 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
21 March 2023
Full graded inspection
Outstanding overall effectivenessSixth form Outstanding Personal development Outstanding Quality of education Outstanding Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding - 19
13 November 2019
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,493 pupils
Attendance
92.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
7.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
17.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
3.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.1%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 52.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.87 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.65 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 38.03 | — | — |
Average grade: B- (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 52.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 55.9% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 74.6% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 40.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 295 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 40.28 | 35 |
| Average grade | B | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 25% | 17% |
| A-level students | 109 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 290 | 32% | 64% | 80% | |
| English Language | 290 | 19% | 61% | 79% | |
| English Literature | 288 | 26% | 65% | 82% | |
| Combined Science | 230 | 15% | 47% | 65% | |
| History | 160 | 27% | 51% | 64% | |
| Geography | 146 | 26% | 60% | 72% | |
| Computer Science | 92 | 38% | 78% | 93% | |
| Statistics | 85 | 40% | 62% | 78% | |
| Religious Studies | 85 | 24% | 55% | 66% | |
| Art and Design | 82 | 22% | 52% | 67% | |
| Spanish | 63 | 21% | 46% | 60% | |
| Biology | 60 | 53% | 93% | 95% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 63 | 14% | 48% | 79% | |
| Biology | 35 | 6% | 26% | 54% | |
| Sociology | 29 | 24% | 52% | 86% | |
| Psychology | 28 | 25% | 46% | 68% | |
| Chemistry | 27 | 0% | 33% | 56% | |
| Computer Science | 23 | 4% | 13% | 43% | |
| Physics | 19 | 11% | 26% | 53% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 13% | 33% | 100% | |
| History | 14 | 0% | 21% | 71% | |
| Mathematics (Further) | 13 | 38% | 62% | 77% | |
| Geography | 10 | 20% | 40% | 80% | |
| English Literature | 10 | 10% | 10% | 40% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 14453: Northampton Academy
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | ≤5 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 69% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 3% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 69% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through West Northamptonshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.