Northampton School
Northampton School is a free school in Northampton for boys and girls aged 11 to 16. It has 650 pupils and room for 1,140. About 10 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England.
Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7TR01604 815815northamptonschool.co.ukMr Matthew Edwards headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
0 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
The government hasn't published this school's headline results. Fewer than eleven pupils sat the exams, so the figures could identify individual children.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
773 places were empty (64% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in.
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.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: emotional and mental health (39), Specific learning difficulty (22), Autistic spectrum disorder (9), Physical disability (6), Hearing impairment (3), language and communications needs (3).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 650 | 428 | 210 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 11% | 10% | 9% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 7% | 8% | 13% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 12% | 14% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 95.1% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 91.4%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 4.9% | 3.9% | 8.6% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.2% | 3.3% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 0.7% | 0.6% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 9.3% | 5.2% | 23.9% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 5.1 | 1.4 | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other secondary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
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 secondary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton School and Science College | Academy | 0.6 miles | 1,450 | Good 2023 | 41 | Compare |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic School | Academy | 1.3 miles | 912 | Good 2022 | 22 | Compare |
| Weston Favell Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,431 | Good 2024 | 30 | Compare |
| Northampton School for Girls | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,670 | Report card 2026 | 82 | Compare |
| Northampton Academy | Academy | 1.8 miles | 1,712 | Outstanding 2023 | 91 | Compare |
| Kingsthorpe College | Academy | 2.0 miles | 1,415 | Good 2019 | 19 | Compare |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | Academy | 2.9 miles | 1,278 | Good 2023 | 35 | Compare |
| Northampton School for Boys | Academy | 3.3 miles | 1,756 | No overall grade 2025 | 95 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Northampton School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Northampton School yet.
How many pupils does Northampton School have?
650 pupils aged 11 to 16 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 1,140 places, so it is 57% full.
Is Northampton School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 773 places were empty in 2024/25 (64% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Northampton School?
Pupils were in school 95.1% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 91.4%. 9% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Northampton School?
The average class had 25.7 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 22.8. 10% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Northampton School have a sixth form?
No. Pupils leave after Year 11 for a sixth form elsewhere, a college or an apprenticeship.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7TR
- Telephone
- 01604 815815
- Website
- www.northamptonschool.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Mr Matthew Edwards
- Type of school
- Free school (Free schools, free schools)
- Phase
- Secondary school, ages 11-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Multi-academy trust
- The Nsb Trust (2 schools)
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Moulton
- Constituency
- Daventry
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2023 (academy free school)
- URN
- 149782 · LAESTAB 9414002 · UKPRN 10093057
Recent changes
- New KS4 results for 2024/25
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.
- GCSE results: DfE key stage 4 performance tables, 2024/25 final.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- 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.