Northampton School for Girls

Type Secondary / Academy converter
Age Range 11-18
Religion Unknown
Address Spinney Hill Road
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN3 6DG
Phone 01604679540
Reference Number 140510

General Makeup

Number of pupils 1761
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 0.8%
Girls: 99.2%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 25.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.1

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
7 Unknown 289 289
8 Unknown 285 285
9 Unknown 283 283
10 Unknown 272 272
11 Unknown 280 280
12 8 169 177
13 6 169 175

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 45.4%
African 12.4%
White, Other 9.8%
Indian 6.9%
Pakistani 3.1%
Asian, Other 3.1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.9%
White & Asian 2%
Mixed, Other 2%
White & Black (African) 1.8%
Caribbean 0.9%
Chinese 0.8%
Unclassified 0.2%
Irish 0.1%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Outstanding
  >  Sixth Form Provision Outstanding
Last Inspection Date 2022-01-21
Date Description Report
2021-11-30 School inspection: School inspection:
2014-01-10 Academy conversion letter Academy conversion letter
Previously as Northampton School for Girls
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-09-30 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-02-10 Full inspection Full inspection
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2008-09-30 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2006-09-20 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-02-10 Full inspection Full inspection

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)
53.4 Unlock Unlock

GCSE Results

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Grade 5 or above in English and maths 54.3% Unlock Unlock
5 or more GCSEs at grade 9-4 (or A-C) 77.9% 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 31.59 Unlock Unlock
Average Points (best 3) 32.45 Unlock Unlock

Grades

School Local Nationwide
Average Grade C C+ C+
Average Grade (best 3) C+ C+ C+
Percentage Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Students getting AAB or better 10.6% Unlock Unlock

2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 222 46
Third Preference 165 7
From another Local Authority 25 8

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
Parklands Primary School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
0.24 miles
Parklands Nursery School
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DW
0.28 miles
Kingsley Primary School
Wallace Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7EE
0.57 miles
Wallace Road Nursery School
Wallace Road, Northampton, NN2 7EE
0.61 miles
Eastfield Academy
St Albans Close, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2RJ
0.67 miles
Green Oaks Primary Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR
0.71 miles
All Saints CofE VA Primary School
Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7AJ
0.79 miles
Boothville Primary School
Booth Lane North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6JG
0.9 miles
Cedar Road Primary School
Cedar Road East, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2JF
0.91 miles
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School
Grange Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2AX
0.95 miles
Fairfields School
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JN
0.99 miles
Sunnyside Primary Academy
Reynard Way, Northampton, NN2 8QS
1 miles
The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School
Kingsland Gardens, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7BH
1.05 miles
Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW
1.06 miles
Headlands Primary School
Bushland Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 2NS
1.09 miles
Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School
St Davids Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7QL
1.1 miles
The Arbours Primary Academy
St Gregory's Road, The Arbours, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3QF
1.2 miles
Kings Meadow School
Manning Road, Moulton Leys, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7AR
1.21 miles
Weston Favell CofE Primary School
Westwood Way, Wellingborough Road, Weston Favell, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3HH
1.36 miles
Kingsthorpe Village Primary School
Knights Lane, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6QL
1.4 miles
Name Distance
Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6HT
0.61 miles
Kingsthorpe College
Boughton Green Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7HR
0.62 miles
Purple Oaks Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR
0.81 miles
On Track Education
On Track Education, unit 6 , Quarry Park Close, Moulton park, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 6QB
0.84 miles
Malcolm Arnold Academy
Trinity Avenue, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6JW
1.06 miles
Northampton College
Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3RF
1.07 miles
Cambian Northampton School
67a Queens Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR
1.23 miles
Weston Favell Academy
Booth Lane South, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 3EZ
1.25 miles
Northgate School Academy Trust
Queen's Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 6LR
1.33 miles
Bosworth Independent School
The Newton Building, St. Georges Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JA
1.6 miles
Billing Brook Special School
Penistone Road, Lumbertubs, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8EZ
1.69 miles
Moulton School and Science College
Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7SD
1.71 miles
Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1AA
1.74 miles
Northampton Academy
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1.79 miles
Moulton College
West Street, Moulton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 7RR
1.82 miles
Northampton School
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1.83 miles
Northampton School for Boys
Billing Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 5RT
1.85 miles
St Andrew's College
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2 miles
Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus
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2.09 miles
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
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2.09 miles
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