OFSTED
21 May 2025
Latest ungraded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
21 January 2020
Graded inspection
Good
Published
23 February 2020
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
All-through
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
CAROLINE CHISHOLM EDUCATION TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
2,049
2,049 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
1,088
53.1% of pupils
Male pupils
961
46.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.6 pts
below England
School
12.2%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
5.8 pts
below England
School
14.5%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.2 pts
below England
School
0.8%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
58.6%
1,200
Any other White background
9.7%
199
African
5.9%
120
Indian
5.3%
109
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
67
Any other Black background
2.8%
57
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
13.8%
283 of
2,049 pupils
7.0 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
3.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
50.4
11.2 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.09 · 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
7.29%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.07 pts
higher than
England
School
7.29%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
17.20%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
1.38 pts
higher than
England
School
17.20%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
2.73%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.92 pts
higher than
England
School
2.73%
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 all-through schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
102.3%
11.3 pts
above England
Caroline Chisholm School
102.3%
West Northamptonshire
102.0%
East Midlands
96.4%
England
91.1%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.