Southfield School for Girls

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

KetteringConstituency

NN15 6HEPostcode

6.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

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

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,111 pupils. Southfield School for Girls is part of ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 46.8
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 46.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.34

Ethnicity

White

70%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,111

Total Pupils

0%Boys

100%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

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: Less deprived
Total pupils: 1,111
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
14 Jun 2023	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
8 Mar 2016	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.