Purple Oaks Academy

State-Funded School

purple-oaks-academy-west-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

West NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Northampton NorthConstituency

NN2 7RRPostcode

0.7

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Purple Oaks Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 3–18, located in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 131 pupils. Purple Oaks Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 0.4
EBacc average point score: 0

Ethnicity

White

56%

Asian

18%

Black

15%

Mixed

10%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

131

Total Pupils

72%Boys

28%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

33%

England average

27%

First language not English

24%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 3 – 18
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 131
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
3 May 2022	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.