Northampton Academy

Type Secondary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 11-18
Religion Christian
Address Wellingborough Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 8NH
Phone 01604210017
Reference Number 134814

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1704
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.17%
Girls: 46.83%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 23.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 35.2%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 25.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 149 120 269
8 149 121 270
9 179 152 331
10 156 145 301
11 160 134 294
12 66 56 122
13 47 70 117

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 43%
White, Other 19.8%
African 12.8%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3%
White & Black (African) 2.9%
Mixed, Other 2.9%
Indian 2.8%
Caribbean 1.3%
Pakistani 1.3%
Asian, Other 1.3%
White & Asian 1.2%
Unclassified 0.6%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating Outstanding
 >  Quality of education Outstanding
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2023-05-12
Date Description Report
2023-03-21 School inspection: School inspection:
2019-11-12 School inspection School inspection
2016-02-25 Short inspection Short inspection
2013-01-30 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2012-01-25 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2011-10-12 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit
2010-05-10 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2007-01-31 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2006-01-18 Monitoring visit Monitoring visit

Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

  • English
  • Maths
  • 3 subjects from qualifications that count towards the English Baccalaureate (EBacc), like sciences, language and history
  • 3 more GCSE qualifications (including EBacc subjects) or technical awards from a list approved by the Department for Education

Each grade a pupil gets is assigned a point score from 9 (the highest) to 1 (the lowest). These scores are added up, with English and maths counted twice.

School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
52.2 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 62% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 75% Unlock Unlock

Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

School Score Percentile (loc) Percentile (nationwide)
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Attainment 8 Score

Attaimenment 8 is a measure of a pupil's average grade across a set of 8 subjects. The 8 subjects which make up Attainment 8 are:

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GCSE Results

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Progress 8 Score

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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Points

Points Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Average Points 39.12 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 39.44 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade B C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) B C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 18.6% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 252 22
Third Preference 166 2
From another Local Authority 12 1

Previous Years

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Destinations after GCSE's

Data relates to students who sat their GCSE's in 2022 and was last updated in May 2024.

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Name Distance
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0.36 miles
Lings Primary School
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The Arbours Primary Academy
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0.61 miles
Standens Barn Primary School
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0.63 miles
Woodvale Primary Academy
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0.69 miles
Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2NS
0.76 miles
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Westwood Way, Wellingborough Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3HH
0.8 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2AX
0.84 miles
Blackthorn Primary School
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0.9 miles
Thorplands Primary School
Farm Field Court, Thorplands, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8AQ
0.93 miles
Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6JG
1.1 miles
Eastfield Academy
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1.18 miles
St Andrew's Ceva Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5EN
1.25 miles
Bridgewater Primary School
Bridgewater Drive, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3AF
1.26 miles
Rectory Farm Primary School
Olden Road, Rectory Farm, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DD
1.27 miles
Ecton Brook Primary School
Ecton Brook Road, Ecton Brook, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 5DY
1.33 miles
Cedar Road Primary School
Cedar Road East, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2JF
1.5 miles
Abington Vale Primary School
Ashford Close, Abington Vale, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3NQ
1.6 miles
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
1.64 miles
Parklands Primary School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
1.67 miles
Name Distance
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ
0.23 miles
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ
0.55 miles
Northampton College
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0.75 miles
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court, Lings Way, Goldings, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8XS
0.94 miles
Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus
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1.13 miles
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
1.45 miles
On Track Education
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1.6 miles
Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6DG
1.79 miles
Overstone Park School
Overstone Park School, Overstone Park, Northampton, NN6 0DT
1.83 miles
Northampton School
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1.85 miles
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT
1.95 miles
St Andrew's College
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2.15 miles
Moulton School and Science College
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2.29 miles
Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR
2.37 miles
Moulton College
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2.42 miles
Malcolm Arnold Academy
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2.45 miles
Purple Oaks Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR
2.59 miles
Cambian Northampton School
67a Queens Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR
2.82 miles
Bosworth Independent School
The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA
2.83 miles
Northampton International Academy
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2.88 miles
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