Schools in West Northamptonshire
204 schools in the West Northamptonshire local authority.
Schools
204
Open schools
Pupils
70,373
2025–26 census
Good or better
95%
149 of 157 graded
Academic Performance
5.2
out of 10 · 188 schools
Ofsted ratings
- Outstanding
- 12 8%
- Good
- 137 87%
- Requires improvement
- 7 4%
- Inadequate
- 1 <1%
28 inspected since 2024, no overall grade14 superseded by a report card19 not judged2 in a category of concern1 safeguarding not effective
5.2
Academic PerformanceAveraged over 188 of 204 schools that can be scored
Pupils
70,373
pupils on roll
Boys 51%49% Girls
Ethnicity
White
73%Asian
8%Black
9%Mixed
7%Chinese
<1%Any other group
1%Unclassified
1%Ethnicity from 188 of 204 schools (67,598 pupils). Independent schools report roll and sex only.
Pupil characteristics
- Free school meals
- 17.7%
- First language not English
- 23.0%
- Young carers
- <1%
11,963 of 67,598 pupils · 188 of 204 schools
15,578 of 67,598 pupils · 188 of 204 schools
468 of 67,272 pupils · 183 of 204 schools
Schools by phase
- Primary
- 151
- Secondary
- 24
- All-through
- 4
- Special
- 12
- Nursery
- 5
- PRU
- 3
- Not recorded
- 5
Top primary schools in West Northamptonshire
The 20 highest-scoring primary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 2.Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.9/10Outstanding
- 3.The Arbours Primary AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 4.Woodland View Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.7/10Outstanding
- 5.Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 6.Welton Church of England AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.6/10Outstanding
- 7.Kings Heath Primary AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.2/10Outstanding
- 8.Greatworth Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.1/10
- 9.John Hellins Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.1/10
- 10.Hartwell Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 11.Helmdon Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary9.0/10Good
- 12.Maidwell Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.9/10
- 13.The Bramptons Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.9/10Good
- 14.Pineham Barns Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 15.West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.8/10Good
- 16.Denton Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.7/10Good
- 17.Kislingbury Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.6/10Good
- 18.Old Stratford Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.6/10Good
- 19.Preston Hedges Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.6/10
- 20.Wootton Primary SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Primary8.6/10
Top secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
The 20 highest-scoring secondary schools here on Academic Performance, which combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment.
- 1.Wootton Park SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary9.7/10Outstanding
- 2.Northampton AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary9.6/10Outstanding
- 3.Northampton School for BoysWest Northamptonshire · Secondary8.9/10
- 4.Northampton School for GirlsWest Northamptonshire · Secondary8.2/10Good
- 5.Sponne SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary8.1/10
- 6.Caroline Chisholm SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary7.9/10Good
- 7.Chenderit SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary7.5/10Good
- 8.The Duston SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary7.4/10Good
- 9.Campion SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary6.6/10Good
- 10.Moulton School and Science CollegeWest Northamptonshire · Secondary6.0/10Good
- 11.Elizabeth Woodville SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary5.8/10
- 12.Abbeyfield SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary5.7/10Good
- 13.Magdalen College SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary3.5/10
- 14.Malcolm Arnold AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary3.0/10Good
- 15.The Parker E-ACT AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary2.5/10
- 16.Weston Favell AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary2.5/10Good
- 17.Kingsthorpe CollegeWest Northamptonshire · Secondary2.2/10Good
- 18.Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolWest Northamptonshire · Secondary2.1/10Good
- 19.Northampton International AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary1.8/10
- 20.DSLV E-ACT AcademyWest Northamptonshire · Secondary1.6/10Good
Browse all 204 schools in West Northamptonshire — filter by phase or Ofsted rating.
About schools in West Northamptonshire
- How many schools are there in West Northamptonshire?
- West Northamptonshire has 204 open schools — 151 primary, 24 secondary, 12 special, 5 nursery, teaching 70,373 pupils in total.
- How many schools in West Northamptonshire are rated Good or Outstanding?
- 149 of the 157 schools holding an Ofsted grade — 95% — are rated Good or Outstanding, including 12 rated Outstanding. That share is measured against graded schools, not all 204: a school inspected since September 2024 has no overall grade at all.
- What is the average Academic Performance in West Northamptonshire?
- 5.2 out of 10, averaged across the 188 schools here that can be scored, where 5 is the national average. Academic Performance combines the Ofsted judgement with DfE attainment and is ranked against comparable schools, so it is neither figure on its own.
- Why do some West Northamptonshire schools have no Ofsted rating?
- 47 schools in West Northamptonshire currently hold no overall grade. Ofsted stopped awarding single-word judgements in September 2024 and moved to a report card of separately graded areas, so schools inspected since then have no overall rating whatever the inspection found. Their profiles show the report card instead.
- What does West Northamptonshire local authority do?
- A local authority is the body responsible for state education in its area — the level most admissions and school-place decisions are made at. West Northamptonshire covers 204 schools and sits in the East Midlands region. It does not run academies or independent schools directly, though it still coordinates admissions for most of them.
- How many pupils in West Northamptonshire are eligible for free school meals?
- 17.7% — 11,963 of 67,598 pupils at the 188 schools that report it. Independent schools file a return with roll and sex only, so they are outside this figure rather than counted as zero.
Part of the East Midlands region.