OFSTED
11 March 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Boys
Religious character
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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
THE NSB TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,756
1,756 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
220
12.5% of pupils
Male pupils
1,536
87.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.9 pts
below England
School
8.9%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
0.8 pts
below England
School
19.5%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
below England
School
0.4%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
57.6%
1,011
Any other White background
6.8%
119
Indian
6.4%
113
African
4.8%
85
Unclassified
3.6%
64
Chinese
2.8%
50
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.0%
245 of
1,756 pupils
6.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.8 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
58.2
19.0 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.95 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
4.38%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.83 pts
lower than
England
School
4.38%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.04%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.78 pts
lower than
England
School
8.04%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.78%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.03 pts
lower than
England
School
0.78%
West Northamptonshire
1.94%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
108.6%
16.3 pts
above England
Northampton School for Boys
108.6%
West Northamptonshire
95.3%
East Midlands
94.2%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.