Northampton Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN3 8NHPostcode

9.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,712 pupils. Northampton Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 52.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 55.9%
EBacc average point score: 4.57

Ethnicity

White

59%

Asian

Black

19%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,712

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

25%

England average

27%

First language not English

38%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,712
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
11 May 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
25 Feb 2013	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.