Northgate School Academy Trust

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN2 6LRPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Ofsted

No overall grade

About the School

Northgate School Academy Trust is a state-funded special for pupils aged 11–18, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

It currently serves 289 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2025

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 7.7
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 5.3%
EBacc average point score: 0.5

Ethnicity

White

80%

Asian

Black

Mixed

10%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

289

Total Pupils

62%Boys

38%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

39%

England average

27%

First language not English

12%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 11 – 18
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 289
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
7 Sept 2025	Good	Good	Good	Good	Not judged
28 Feb 2013	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.