Secondary schools in Northampton

There are 16 secondary schools in Northampton (West Northamptonshire), teaching 23,614 pupils. Of the 15 with a score, 6 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 7 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in Northampton All schools in Northampton

Pupils from low-income families21%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools6 of 15scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards4inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)71 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full6 of 16schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.7one-teacher classes, January census

Free breakfast clubs2schools on the government programme

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Secondary schools (16)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Northampton School for BoysAcademy · ages 11-18	1,756	11%	No overall grade 2025	95	93 to 97
2	Northampton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,712	27%	Outstanding 2023	91	87 to 94
3	Wootton Park SchoolFree school · ages 4-19	1,670	9%	Not inspected	84	79 to 89
4	Northampton School for GirlsAcademy · ages 11-18	1,670	17%	Report card 2026	82	78 to 86
5	The Duston SchoolAcademy · ages 4-18	2,064	16%	Report card 2026	76	69 to 81
6	Caroline Chisholm SchoolAcademy · ages 4-18	2,049	13%	Good 2020	68	61 to 75
7	Campion SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,309	20%	Report card 2026	58	47 to 67
8	Moulton School and Science CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	1,450	19%	Good 2023	41	32 to 51
9	Malcolm Arnold AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,278	25%	Good 2023	35	26 to 45
10	Weston Favell AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,431	36%	Good 2024	30	22 to 40
11	Guilsborough AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18	1,198	15%	Requires improvement 2023	25	19 to 33
12	St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	912	30%	Good 2022	22	17 to 31
13	Kingsthorpe CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18	1,415	24%	Good 2019	19	14 to 24
14	Abbeyfield SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18	1,296	28%	Report card 2026	17	12 to 22
15	Northampton International AcademyFree school · ages 4-18	1,754	27%	No overall grade 2024	15	11 to 19
	Northampton SchoolFree school · ages 11-16	650	11%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.