OFSTED
18 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
26 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Published
12 May 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Girls
Religious character
—
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Trust
ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,111
1,111 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,108
99.7% of pupils
Male pupils
3
0.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.5 pts
below England
School
17.3%
North Northamptonshire
20.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
1.6 pts
below England
School
18.7%
North Northamptonshire
18.9%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.5 pts
above England
School
1.5%
North Northamptonshire
0.9%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
63.5%
705
African
10.5%
117
Any other White background
6.3%
70
Indian
4.3%
48
Any other ethnic group
2.7%
30
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
27
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
13.6%
151 of
1,111 pupils
7.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.4 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.8 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
46.8
7.6 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.23 · 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
9.03%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.82 pts
higher than
England
School
9.03%
North Northamptonshire
6.06%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
24.21%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
8.40 pts
higher than
England
School
24.21%
North Northamptonshire
14.92%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
5.94%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.13 pts
higher than
England
School
5.94%
North Northamptonshire
1.79%
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
98.9%
6.6 pts
above England
Southfield School for Girls
98.9%
North Northamptonshire
88.8%
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.