Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire is an independent special school in for boys and girls aged 13 to 16. It has 29 pupils and room for 50.
8 Notre Dame Mew, Northampton, NN1 2BG01604 970320progress-schools.co.ukMs Kate Waller headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
GCSE results, summer 2025
28 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.
All GCSE measures, year by year
| Measure | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2019 | 2018 | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of Year 11 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 23 | 32 | – | – |
| Average GCSE scoreAttainment 8 | 11.1 | 5.6 | – | – | – | – | 45.4 | 46.8 |
| Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | 43% | 46% |
| Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths | 7% | 13% | – | – | – | – | 65% | 66% |
| Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score | 0.81 | 0.46 | – | – | – | – | 4.03 | 4.15 |
| Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry | 0% | 0% | – | – | – | – | 42% | 41% |
Subjects
Results came out for 4 GCSE subjects in 2025. Each figure is the share of pupils who got a grade 5 or better, next to the average for state secondaries in England.
Subjects that did worse than the England average: Mathematics (4% here, 53% across England), English Language (9% here, 54% across England).
The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.
Every subject against England, 2025
| Subject | Entries | Grades 9 to 7 | Grades 9 to 5 | Grades 9 to 4 | England 9 to 5 | Rank in England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 23 | 0% | 4% | 35% | 53% | – |
| English Language | 23 | 4% | 9% | 22% | 54% | – |
| English Literature | 8 | 0% | 25% | 38% | 58% | – |
| Combined Science | 6 | 0% | 0% | 50% | 36% | – |
In combined science each pupil gets two grades and we count the lower one. Rankings only include state secondaries where 20 or more pupils sat the subject.
Does every child do well here?
A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.
At GCSE, 2025
Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.
Getting a place
Open to all. There is no entrance test.
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.
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 29 | 28 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 27 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | – | – | – | – | 0% | 0% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 82% | 44% | 64% | 17% | 7% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 18% | 44% | 21% | 9% | 7% |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WiEducate LTD | Special post 16 institution | 450 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
| New Horizons Academy | Free schools alternative provision | 510 m | 50 | Inadequate 2023 | – | Compare |
| Castle Academy | Academy | 640 m | 455 | Report card 2026 | 54 | Compare |
| The CE Academy | Academy alternative provision converter | 720 m | 124 | No overall grade 2025 | – | Compare |
| Northampton International Academy | Free school | 760 m | 1,754 | No overall grade 2024 | 15 | Compare |
| Spring Lane Primary School | Academy | 780 m | 434 | Good 2022 | 20 | Compare |
| Vernon Terrace Primary School | Council | 830 m | 233 | Good 2022 | 27 | Compare |
| University of Northampton | Higher education institutions | 910 m | – | Not inspected | – | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Progress Schools - Northamptonshire a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Progress Schools - Northamptonshire yet.
How good are Progress Schools - Northamptonshire's GCSE results?
In summer 2025, 0% of pupils got a grade 5 or better in both English and maths. Across England it was 46%. Its Attainment 8 score, which is the average grade across a pupil's best eight subjects times ten, was 11.1, against 46.8 for England.
How many pupils does Progress Schools - Northamptonshire have?
29 pupils aged 13 to 16 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 50 places, so it is 58% full.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- 8 Notre Dame Mew, Northampton, NN1 2BG
- Telephone
- 01604 970320
- Website
- www.progress-schools.co.uk
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Waller
- Type of school
- Independent special school (Other independent special school, special schools)
- Phase
- Special school, ages 13-16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Castle
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 21 November 2008 (new provision)
- URN
- 135754 · LAESTAB 9416070 · UKPRN 10044011
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.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 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.