Northampton Academy
About the school
Northampton Academy is an open secondary 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 March 2023
- Published
- 11 May 2023
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
- Latest outcome
- Outstanding
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 52.1
- 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
- 55.90%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 74.60%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 40.70%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 4.57
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- B
Average A-level points
- School
- 40.28
AAB or better
- School
- 25.00%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1719
Girls
46.19%
Boys
53.81%
SEN support
12.68%
Education, health and care plan
2.97%
English as an additional language
35.10%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.43%
Overall absence
7.4
Persistent absence
17.68
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
267
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
2%
Not sustained
4%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
121
Sustained education or employment
95%
Higher education
79%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
4%
Employment
12%