Greenfields Specialist School for Communication

State-Funded School

greenfields-specialist-school-for-communication-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN3 8XSPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Greenfields Specialist School for Communication is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–19, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 106 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2014

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Ethnicity

White

61%

Asian

10%

Black

13%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

106

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

25%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 106
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Concerns)

Ungraded inspection on 12 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Mar 2014	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.