Moulton School and Science College
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · West Northamptonshire
Pound Lane, Northampton, NN3 7SD
68
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
Good
Graded 27/06/2023
Application demand
88%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
89.4%
29.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,450
Capacity used
Over capacity104%
1,393 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
88%
1st preference success rate
156 of 178 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
578
Total applications
2.5
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 178 | 156 | ● 88% |
| 2nd preference | 212 | 56 | ● 26% |
| 3rd preference | 188 | 21 | ● 11% |
| Total | 578 | 233 | 40% |
1st preference success by year
West Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. 17 applications came from outside the council area (3 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 converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Barrie Murphy
- Address
- Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD
- Phone
- 01604641600
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Moulton · Daventry
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137614
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 19% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 9% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
1,450 pupils · 1,393 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
27 June 2023
Full graded inspection
Good overall effectivenessSixth form Good Personal development Good Quality of education Good Safeguarding effective Yes Behaviour and attitudes Good Leadership and management Good - 22
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,301 pupils
Attendance
89.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
10.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
29.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.9%
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 | 47.3 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.10 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 51% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 71% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 4.18 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 30.69 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 44.1% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 69.5% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 26.7% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 4 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 236 | — |
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 | 32.12 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 9.8% | 17% |
| A-level students | 92 | — |
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 | 230 | 21% | 53% | 77% | |
| English Language | 230 | 14% | 50% | 68% | |
| English Literature | 225 | 17% | 61% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 175 | 10% | 35% | 55% | |
| Statistics | 144 | 0% | 8% | 53% | |
| Geography | 125 | 22% | 58% | 74% | |
| History | 124 | 22% | 52% | 60% | |
| Business | 94 | 17% | 55% | 72% | |
| Physical Education | 79 | 18% | 52% | 73% | |
| Art and Design | 71 | 18% | 55% | 73% | |
| Biology | 52 | 29% | 71% | 90% | |
| Physics | 52 | 37% | 77% | 85% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 26 | 8% | 12% | 46% | |
| Mathematics | 24 | 13% | 29% | 46% | |
| History | 19 | 5% | 32% | 58% | |
| Geography | 19 | 0% | 0% | 32% | |
| Economics | 16 | 0% | 13% | 25% | |
| Sociology | 16 | 0% | 0% | 25% | |
| English Literature | 16 | 0% | 0% | 38% | |
| Government and Politics | 15 | 0% | 7% | 20% | |
| Business Studies | 13 | 0% | 15% | 46% | |
| English Language | 13 | 0% | 8% | 62% | |
| Biology | 11 | 0% | 9% | 45% | |
| Physics | 11 | 0% | 18% | 45% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #160 of 1,018 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 15688: Moulton School and Science College
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Applications | ≤5 |
| Offers | ≤5 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | 0 |
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) | 65% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 5% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 66% | — | — |
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.