Northampton College
Northampton College is a further education in Northampton for boys and girls aged 16 to 99.
Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, NN3 3RF01604 734200northamptoncollege.ac.ukJason Lancaster principalAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
A level and sixth-form results, 2025
2,251 students finished sixth-form courses.
All sixth-form measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,251 | 2,017 | 1,848 | 1,845 | 3,433 | 3,572 |
| Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry | – | – | – | – | 25.36 | 24.21 |
| Average A level grade | – | – | z | z | C- | D+ |
| Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS | – | – | – | – | 24.76 | 30.00 |
| AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects | – | – | – | – | 2% | 0% |
| A level progressA level value added | – | -1.17 | – | – | -0.18 | +0.05 |
| Applied general courses: points per entry | 24.47 | 23.54 | 25.17 | 30.35 | – | – |
| T levels: points per entry | 23.33 | 22.34 | 23.60 | 25.22 | – | – |
| Stayed and finishedRetained and assessed | – | – | – | – | 90% | 91% |
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to West Northamptonshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
What pupils do next
After sixth form
Where the 1,716 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.
Among pupils from low-income families it was 68%, compared with 77% for everyone else.
Where the ones heading for university went
Among students from low-income families, 34% went on to degree-level study or training and 2% to a top-third university.
Earlier years
| Destination | 2022/23 leavers | 2021/22 leavers | 2020/21 leavers | 2019/20 leavers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still in education, work or training | 75% | 74% | 76% | – |
| Education | 29% | 26% | 34% | – |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 8% | 10% | 1% |
| Work | 40% | 40% | 33% | – |
| Not in education, work or training | 19% | 20% | 18% | – |
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arbours Primary Academy | Academy | 220 m | 333 | Outstanding 2023 | 99 | Compare |
| St Gregory's Catholic Primary School | Academy | 220 m | 214 | Good 2022 | 49 | Compare |
| Weston Favell Academy | Academy | 530 m | 1,431 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Boothville Primary School | Council | 640 m | 601 | Good 2023 | 24 | Compare |
| Headlands Primary School | Academy | 670 m | 450 | Good 2024 | 55 | Compare |
| Lumbertubs Primary School | Academy | 910 m | 222 | Good 2023 | 61 | Compare |
| Eastfield Academy | Academy | 940 m | 221 | Good 2020 | 79 | Compare |
| Billing Brook Special School | Academy | 0.6 miles | 257 | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Northampton College a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Northampton College yet.
How many pupils does Northampton College have?
The number of pupils is not published.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Main Campus, Booth Lane, Northampton, NN3 3RF
- Telephone
- 01604 734200
- Website
- www.northamptoncollege.ac.uk
- Principal
- Jason Lancaster
- Type of school
- Further education (Further education, colleges)
- Phase
- College, ages 16-99
- Gender
- Mixed
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Headlands
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 130769 · LAESTAB 9418007 · UKPRN 10007011
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.