Caroline Chisholm School
About the school
Caroline Chisholm School is an open all-through school in West Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 21 May 2025
- Published
- 25 June 2025
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- Standards maintained
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Outstanding
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 50.4
- West Northamptonshire
- 44.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- West Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 57.10%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 77.80%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 86.20%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.72
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B-
Average A-level points
- School
- 35.02
AAB or better
- School
- 12.30%
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 72%
- West Northamptonshire
- 63%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 13%
- West Northamptonshire
- 8%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 89%
- West Northamptonshire
- 77%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 74%
- West Northamptonshire
- 74%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 84%
- West Northamptonshire
- 76%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 80%
- West Northamptonshire
- 73%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 44%
- West Northamptonshire
- 28%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 87%
- West Northamptonshire
- 84%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- West Northamptonshire
- 106
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- West Northamptonshire
- 105
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
2134
Girls
52.91%
Boys
47.09%
SEN support
9.79%
Education, health and care plan
2.11%
English as an additional language
14.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
12.18%
Overall absence
7.29
Persistent absence
17.2
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
276
Sustained education or employment
97%
Education
91%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
3%
Not sustained
1%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
160
Sustained education or employment
89%
Higher education
69%
Further education
1%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
15%