Northampton School for Girls

State-Funded School

northampton-school-for-girls-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN3 6DGPostcode

8.2

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

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

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,670 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Mar 2026 · published 12 May 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Achievement
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 54.9
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 53%
EBacc average point score: 5.17

Ethnicity

White

54%

Asian

19%

Black

16%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,670

Total Pupils

1%Boys

99%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

23%

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: Average
Total pupils: 1,670
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2022	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
20 Oct 2006	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.