Moulton School and Science College

Moulton School and Science College demonstrates a strong overall performance, maintaining its good rating since the previous inspection. The school fosters a welcoming environment where pupils feel safe and valued, contributing to their positive behavior and willingness to engage with their studies. Leaders have established high expectations for both academic achievement and personal development, ensuring that pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities, receive a broad and ambitious education that prepares them well for future endeavors. The curriculum is designed thoughtfully, allowing knowledge to build progressively while being enriched by diverse extracurricular activities.

Strengths

• Strong supportive environment with high expectations for pupil behavior.
• Diverse extracurricular options enhancing personal development.
• Well-structured curriculum that is ambitious and prepares pupils effectively for future studies.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Positive relationships between pupils and staff promote a conducive learning atmosphere.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not consistently check pupils' understanding before introducing new learning.
• Overall attendance needs to improve, particularly reducing persistent absence.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Moulton School and Science College attended 89.4% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 29.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 8.6% of pupils at Moulton School and Science College were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 5 pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Moulton School and Science College had 18.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.0% of pupils at Moulton School and Science College were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 5.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

The school has a SEN unit with 29 pupils.

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Moulton School and Science College received £7,308 and spent £6,576 for each of its 1,437 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,595,000 (£1,110 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Moulton School and Science College's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Moulton School and Science College is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Moulton School and Science College last inspected by Ofsted?

Moulton School and Science College was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Moulton School and Science College have?

Moulton School and Science College has 1,450 pupils on roll.

What age range does Moulton School and Science College cover?

Moulton School and Science College for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Moulton School and Science College's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.6, and 39% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Moulton School and Science College?

Moulton School and Science College is at Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SD.