Bishop Stopford School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

KetteringConstituency

NN15 6BJPostcode

8.9

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Bishop Stopford School is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 1,454 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 58.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 66%
EBacc average point score: 5.54

Ethnicity

White

60%

Asian

21%

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,454

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

10%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,454
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

3 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
14 May 2025	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Not judged
16 Nov 2022	Requires improvement	Good	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
28 Apr 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.