Southfield School for Girls
About the school
Southfield School for Girls is an open secondary school in North Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 18 April 2023
- Published
- 14 June 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Good
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
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 46.8
- North Northamptonshire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 46.40%
- North Northamptonshire
- 38.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 69.80%
- North Northamptonshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 51.00%
- North Northamptonshire
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.34
- North Northamptonshire
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C
Average A-level points
- School
- 31.48
AAB or better
- School
- 9.30%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1197
Girls
99.42%
Boys
0.58%
SEN support
14.70%
Education, health and care plan
2.17%
English as an additional language
14.50%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
19.04%
Overall absence
9.03
Persistent absence
24.21
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
195
Sustained education or employment
96%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
1%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
118
Sustained education or employment
88%
Higher education
56%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
6%
Employment
25%