Northampton Academy | School performance

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

41%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1349.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,719

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

41%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1349.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,719

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

75%

GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25

56%

GCSE 5+ · 2024/25

52.1

Attainment 8 · 2024/25

41%

EBacc entry · 2024/25

1349.4

EBacc APS · 2024/25

1,719

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

18%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 21/03/2023

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityWest Northamptonshire

PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio19.3:1

AdmissionsNon-selective

Religious characterChristian

StatusOpen

Overview of Northampton Academy · Secondary with sixth form · West Northamptonshire

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How does this school perform?

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

GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths

75%

-1pp

77%73%68%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 75%

GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths

56%

-6pp

62%55%47%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 56%

Attainment 8

52.1

-0.1

55.051.548.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 52.1

EBacc entry

41%

-6pp

46%37%28%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 41%

EBacc APS

1349.4

-8.4

1357.71138.4919.0

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 1349.4

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Sixth form

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

A-level APS

40.3

+2.2

40.335.430.4

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 40.3

A-level value added

+0.31

+0.2

+0.3+0.1-0.1

'17'18'19'24'25

'25 · +0.3

AAB+ in facilitating subjects

25%

+6pp

25%19%13%

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · 25%

Average A-level grade

BC+C

'19'22'23'24'25

'25 · B

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

1,719

Pupil : teacher ratio

19.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

25%

SEN

16%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

18%

Contact

Address

Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH

Local authority

West Northamptonshire

Website

http://www.northampton-academy.org

Telephone

01604210017

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Secondary — Key Stage 4

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

Year	GCSE 9–4	GCSE 5+	Attainment 8	Progress 8	EBacc entry	EBacc APS	EBacc lang entry	Cohort
2024/25	75%	56%	52.1	Not applicable	41%	1349.4	41%	1,719
2023/24	76%	62%	52.2	+0.87	46%	1357.7	48%	1,704
2022/23	77%	60%	53.1	+1.00	39%	1217.5	39%	1,721
2021/22	77%	61%	55.0	+1.04	36%	1136.7	37%	1,674
2018/19	68%	47%	48.0	+0.64	28%	919.0	31%	1,445
2017/18	64%	43%	42.4	+0.07	12%	762.1	29%	1,397
2016/17	66%	44%	44.5	+0.06	14%	—	39%	1,350

Sixth form — Key Stage 5

Year	A-level APS	Avg grade	VA progress	AAB+	Cohort
2024/25	40.3	B	+0.31	25%	117
2023/24	38.0	B-	+0.07	19%	122
2022/23	39.2	B	—	19%	124
2021/22	40.2	B	—	13%	119
2018/19	30.4	C	+0.08	13%	126
2017/18	29.2	C	-0.10	18%	112
2016/17	27.4	C-	+0.09	12%	95

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	1,719	19.5	16%	35%	25%	7%	18%
2023/24	1,704	18.7	16%	35%	24%	9%	25%
2022/23	1,721	19.4	16%	32%	27%	8%	23%
2021/22	1,674	20.2	16%	31%	31%	9%	26%
2020/21	1,560	18.3	12%	30%	28%	—	—
2018/19	1,445	16.8	10%	30%	38%	5%	13%
2017/18	1,397	16.5	6%	30%	40%	6%	16%
2016/17	1,350	15.5	9%	29%	41%	6%	18%