Wootton Park School

Wootton Park School continues to deliver an exceptional standard of education, building on its previous outstanding rating. The school has effectively adapted to growing student numbers and a new permanent building, ensuring a high-quality learning environment where pupils thrive. They exhibit excellent behavior and are eager to learn, benefiting from a strong community ethos and a wealth of enrichment activities. The school places a strong emphasis on individual pupil development, with dedicated support for students, particularly those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, enabling pupils to achieve commendable academic outcomes.

Strengths

• Exceptional leadership and a strong sense of community.
• High expectations for pupil behavior and achievement.
• Excellent subject knowledge among teachers.
• Strong curriculum design with a focus on revisiting knowledge.
• Pupils with SEND receive tailored support to excel.
• Outstanding opportunities for personal development and enrichment activities.

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 Wootton Park School attended 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 12.7% 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, 3.6% of pupils at Wootton Park School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 3 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 Wootton Park School had 20.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.7% 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, 15.9% of pupils at Wootton Park School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 2.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 Wootton Park School received £7,231 and spent £6,601 for each of its 1,565 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £743,000 (£475 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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Wootton Park School is part of Wootton Park Academy Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Overstone Gate Primary School Northampton

What is Wootton Park School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Wootton Park School is Outstanding, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Wootton Park School last inspected by Ofsted?

Wootton Park School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Wootton Park School have?

Wootton Park School has 1,670 pupils on roll.

What age range does Wootton Park School cover?

Wootton Park School for pupils aged 4 to 19.

What are Wootton Park School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 54.7, and 69% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

What are Wootton Park School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Wootton Park School?

Wootton Park School is at Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 0HZ.