Northampton Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Not published
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Northampton Academy is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 21 March 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Northampton Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Year 7 2026 had 459 first-choice applications for 283 offers, which is 1.6 first choices per offer, the 2nd highest of 16 West Northamptonshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 264 offers went to first-choice families, and 195 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 56% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 52.1 (England 46).
- In 2024/25, the A level average grade was B (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was above average.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other West Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Wellingborough Road, Northampton, NN3 8NH
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Christian
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,712 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 25.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 21 March 2023
Strengths
- “They know that staff ‘go above and beyond’ to provide an outstanding education for them.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe.”
- “Leaders have the highest aspirations for their pupils.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 56% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 52.1 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 459 first-preference applications, 283 offers in total, 264 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Weston Favell Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northampton School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Moulton School and Science College 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published