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Caroline Chisholm School

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West Northamptonshire · Northampton · NN4 6TP www.ccs.northants.sch.uk

Pupils
2,134
cap. 2,002
Ages
4 - 18
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
86%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1296.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,134
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
13%
RWM higher · 2024/25
78%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
57%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
50.4
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
86%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
1296.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
2,134
Pupils · 2024/25
14%
EAL · 2024/25
17%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 21/01/2020

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityWest Northamptonshire
PhaseAll-through with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1
AdmissionsNon-selective
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Caroline Chisholm School · All-through · West Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+4pp
87%77%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
13%
+1pp
25%19%12%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 13%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
89%
Reading higher standard
46%
Writing expected standard
74%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
84%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
87%
SPAG expected standard
80%
SPAG higher standard
44%
Reading scaled score
108.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
107.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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How does this school perform?

Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
78%
-4pp
82%79%77%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 78%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
57%
+2pp
57%54%50%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
Attainment 8
50.4
-0.8
53.752.050.4
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 50.4
EBacc entry
86%
+0pp
86%60%33%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 86%
EBacc APS
1296.9
-43.0
1340.01188.91037.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 1296.9
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Sixth form

Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

A-level APS
35.0
+3.4
37.634.631.6
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 35.0
A-level value added
+0.16
+0.3
+0.20.0-0.2
'17'18'19'24'25
'25 · +0.2
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
12%
+7pp
12%8%5%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 12%
Average A-level grade
B-
+1
B-C+C
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · B-
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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
2,134
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
14%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
12%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
17%

Contact

Address
Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wootton Fields, Northampton, NN4 6TP
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%13%89%46%74%15%84%41%87%80%108.0107.0107.012%2,134
2023/2468%12%83%32%85%22%85%23%95%80%107.0105.0107.010%2,158
2022/2367%12%83%32%82%20%77%25%92%82%105.0105.0106.0-1.20-0.80-1.109%2,138
2018/1983%25%90%42%92%42%93%43%95%95%108.0109.0110.0+0.50+0.60+0.805%2,005
2017/1887%25%90%43%98%35%93%32%100%95%109.0107.0110.0+1.40+1.40+0.505%1,975
2016/1775%18%95%33%85%34%87%31%90%93%108.0106.0109.0+1.10+0.50+0.006%1,964

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Secondary — Key Stage 4

GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.

YearGCSE 9–4GCSE 5+Attainment 8Progress 8EBacc entryEBacc APSEBacc lang entryCohort
2024/2578%57%50.4Not applicable86%1296.986%2,134
2023/2482%55%51.2+0.0986%1340.087%2,158
2022/2377%57%51.9+0.1046%1286.152%2,138
2021/2281%55%53.7+0.2050%1318.455%2,116
2018/1978%50%50.7+0.1033%1037.951%2,005
2017/1879%54%52.9+0.0633%1074.651%1,975
2016/1778%54%50.3+0.0726%53%1,964

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

YearA-level APSAvg gradeVA progressAAB+Cohort
2024/2535.0B-+0.1612%180
2023/2431.6C-0.106%181
2022/2332.8C+5%162
2021/2237.6B-11%150
2018/1931.8C+-0.075%146
2017/1830.8C-0.099%158
2016/1729.4C-0.1810%194

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/252,13419.712%14%12%7%17%
2023/242,15819.910%13%10%7%20%
2022/232,13818.99%12%10%7%20%
2021/222,11619.89%11%9%7%18%
2020/212,04320.87%11%7%
2018/192,00519.55%11%6%4%8%
2017/181,97519.45%10%6%4%6%
2016/171,96418.36%10%7%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.