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Quinton House School

Independent · ages 2-19MixedIndependent392 pupilsSixth formNurseryWest Northamptonshire
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredWe don't score this type of school.
Strong pass in English and maths74%England 46%
Places277 spare392 pupils, 669 places
Average A level gradeC-2024/25
Pupils on roll392Census January 2024

Quinton House School is an independent school in for boys and girls aged 2 to 19. It has 392 pupils and room for 669.

Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4UX01604 752050quintonhouseschool.co.ukMr Brendan Pavey headmasterAll details

Inspection

This private school is inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted. Its reports are at isi.net.

Results

GCSE results, summer 2025

50 pupils sat their GCSEs. Here is how they did against every state secondary in England.

Average GCSE score56.6
England 46.8
Official name: Attainment 8
Strong pass in English and maths74%
England 46%
Official name: Grade 5+ in English and maths
Standard pass in English and maths90%
England 66%
Official name: Grade 4+ in English and maths
Trend
Average GCSE score
2018 to 2025
2018: 53.953.920182019: 58.558.520192022: 59.759.720222023: 49.549.520232024: 46.446.420242025: 56.656.62025
Since 2018: +2.7
All GCSE measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220192018West NorthamptonshireEngland
Pupils at the end of Year 11506453404742
Average GCSE scoreAttainment 856.646.449.559.758.553.945.446.8
Strong pass in English and mathsGrade 5+ in English and maths74%0%53%73%66%57%43%46%
Standard pass in English and mathsGrade 4+ in English and maths90%0%83%88%85%86%65%66%
Core subjects scoreEBacc average point score5.054.244.275.285.084.714.034.15
Taking the core subjectsEBacc entry34%0%23%35%34%36%42%41%

Subjects

Results came out for 16 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.

Strongest subjects

Geography93%grades 9 to 5, England 51%
English Literature90%grades 9 to 5, England 58%
History85%grades 9 to 5, England 52%
Mathematics80%grades 9 to 5, England 53%
What is taught hereOffers triple science, 2 languages, computer science.

The small number is how many pupils sat each subject. Subjects with fewer than six pupils aren't published.

Every subject against England, 2025
Mathematics50 entries
80%England 53%
80%England 54%
90%England 58%
62%England 36%
Geography27 entries
93%England 51%
History26 entries
85%England 52%
Social Studies25 entries
56%England 54%
Physics21 entries
81%England 82%
Chemistry21 entries
81%England 81%
Biology21 entries
86%England 82%
Art and Design18 entries
56%England 58%
81%England 56%
German13 entries
100%England 63%
Business10 entries
100%England 51%
SubjectEntriesGrades 9 to 7Grades 9 to 5Grades 9 to 4England 9 to 5Rank in England
Mathematics5028%80%94%53%
English Language5016%80%96%54%
English Literature4025%90%100%58%
Combined Science293%62%93%36%
Geography2741%93%96%51%
History2631%85%92%52%
Social Studies258%56%80%54%
Physics2143%81%95%82%
Chemistry2138%81%95%81%
Biology2143%86%100%82%
Art and Design1811%56%78%58%
Physical Education1613%81%88%56%
German1369%100%100%63%
Business1030%100%100%51%
French825%63%75%60%
Computer Science771%100%100%56%

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.

A level and sixth-form results, 2025

20 students finished sixth-form courses.

Average A level gradeC-27.9 points per entry
A level progress-0.26Against students elsewhere with the same GCSE grades. 0 is average.
AAB or better16%with two subjects universities favour
All sixth-form measures, year by year
Measure202520242023202220182017
Students20219272616
Average A level points per entryA level APS per entry27.9330.8130.7433.1928.33
Average A level gradeC-CCC+C-
Best three A levelsBest 3 A levels APS27.0231.0030.0034.1731.21
AAB or better in subjects universities likeAAB+ in two facilitating subjects16%15%0%10%9%
A level progressA level value added-0.26+0.00-0.36-1.32

A level subjects

4 A level subjects had results in 2025. Each figure is the share of students who got an A* to B, next to the average for state sixth forms in England. When only a handful of students take a subject, its figures jump around from year to year.

A levels taught hereThe small number is how many students sat each one in 2025.
SubjectsPsychology11Geography8Biology8English Language7
Every A level subject against England, 2025
Psychology11 entries · 9% A* or A · 91% passed
18%England 46%
Geography8 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
25%England 51%
Biology8 entries · 13% A* or A · 63% passed
25%England 49%
English Language7 entries · 0% A* or A · 100% passed
57%England 44%

A levels only. BTECs, T levels and other courses are in the table above. Subjects with fewer than five students aren't published.

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

Average GCSE scoreBoys vs girls
57.056.1
Gap 0.9England 3.0
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

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.

Pupils on roll392Census January 2024
Places66959% full
Pupils from low-income familiesGet free school meals
Pupils getting extra support21%82 pupils with SEN support
Pupils with an EHC plan0%1 pupil with a plan
Boys and girls206 / 186
How the mix of pupils has changed
Census202620252024202320222021
Pupils on roll392426431412411390
Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals0%0%
Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language0%0%
Pupils getting extra supportSEN support19%19%21%14%12%
Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans0%0%0%0%0%

What pupils do next

After sixth form

Where the 9 pupils who left in 2022/23 were a year later.

Still in education, work or training100%and stayed there for at least six months
Earlier years
Destination2022/23 leavers2021/22 leavers
Still in education, work or training100%82%
Education78%63%
Apprenticeship0%7%
Work22%11%
Not in education, work or training0%15%

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m8812 months to June 2026, mostly anti-social behaviour
Local crime rate113 per 1,000 people25% higher than the England average
Typical house price£300,000West Northamptonshire
Nearest bus stop360 mPrincess Marina Hospital, 7 stops within 500 m

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.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy590 m391No overall grade 202569Compare
Upton Meadows Primary SchoolAcademy680 m387Good 202224Compare
Millway Primary SchoolCouncil970 m343Good 202437Compare
The Duston SchoolAcademy0.9 miles2,064Report card 202676Compare
Pineham Barns Primary SchoolFree school0.9 miles413Report card 202697Compare
Lyncrest Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles228Good 202234Compare
Hopping Hill Primary SchoolCouncil1.1 miles423No overall grade 202421Compare
Kislingbury Primary SchoolAcademy1.2 miles111Good 202384Compare

Questions parents ask

Is Quinton House School a good school?

We don't have enough published data to score Quinton House School yet.

How good are Quinton House School's GCSE results?

In summer 2025, 74% 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 56.6, against 46.8 for England.

How many pupils does Quinton House School have?

392 pupils aged 2 to 19 were on the roll in January 2024. It has 669 places, so it is 59% full.

Does Quinton House School have a sixth form?

Yes. The average A level grade in 2025 was C-. 4 A level subjects had results in 2025; the full list is in the results section.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Upton Hall, Upton, Northampton, NN5 4UX
Telephone
01604 752050
Website
www.quintonhouseschool.co.uk
Headmaster
Mr Brendan Pavey
Type of school
Independent school (Other independent school, independent schools)
Phase
Independent school, ages 2-19, with nursery, with sixth form
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Ward
Upton
Constituency
Northampton South
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
26 September 1963
URN
122137 · LAESTAB 9416043 · UKPRN 10005355

Recent changes

  • New KS4 results for 2024/25

Where these figures come from