Kingsthorpe College

State-Funded School

kingsthorpe-college-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN2 7HRPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kingsthorpe College is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,415 pupils. Kingsthorpe College is part of ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 39.6
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 30%
EBacc average point score: 3.53

Ethnicity

White

69%

Asian

Black

12%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,415

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

22%

England average

27%

First language not English

28%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 1,415
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Standards maintained

Ungraded inspection on 12 March 2025. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
3 Feb 2020	Good	Good	Good	Good	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.