Northampton School for Girls
About the school
Northampton School for Girls 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
- 10 March 2026
- Published
- 12 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
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
Outstanding
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Outstanding
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 54.9
- 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
- 53.00%
- West Northamptonshire
- 42.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 79.50%
- West Northamptonshire
- 64.40%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 90.30%
- West Northamptonshire
- 41.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 5.17
- West Northamptonshire
- 3.97
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C+
Average A-level points
- School
- 32.65
AAB or better
- School
- 11.40%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1737
Girls
98.85%
Boys
1.15%
SEN support
13.07%
Education, health and care plan
1.38%
English as an additional language
23.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
16.57%
Overall absence
6.36
Persistent absence
13.59
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
95%
Education
94%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
1%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
162
Sustained education or employment
87%
Higher education
69%
Further education
2%
Apprenticeship
2%
Employment
13%