OFSTED
27 June 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
10 March 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Published
27 June 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Trust
MOULTON SCHOOL AND SCIENCE COLLEGE
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,450
1,450 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
674
46.5% of pupils
Male pupils
776
53.5% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
7.8 pts
below England
School
17.0%
West Northamptonshire
17.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.1 pts
below England
School
11.2%
West Northamptonshire
22.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.7 pts
below England
School
0.3%
West Northamptonshire
0.7%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
71.8%
1,041
Any other White background
7.1%
103
African
4.1%
60
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
42
Any other Mixed background
2.4%
35
Any other Black background
1.9%
28
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
15.2%
220 of
1,450 pupils
5.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
0.9 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
46.1
6.9 pts
above England
Latest published: -0.10 · 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
10.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
4.37 pts
higher than
England
School
10.59%
West Northamptonshire
5.91%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.44%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
13.62 pts
higher than
England
School
29.44%
West Northamptonshire
13.97%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
6.53%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
4.73 pts
higher than
England
School
6.53%
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
104.1%
11.8 pts
above England
Moulton School and Science College
104.1%
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.