Malcolm Arnold Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Malcolm Arnold Academy is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 8 November 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Malcolm Arnold 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 every Year 7 applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 14 of the 17 other West Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- Year 7 in 2026 had 166 first-choice applications for 235 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place and 69 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 38% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 41.4 (England 46).
- In 2024/25 the average A level grade was C (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was 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
- Trinity Avenue, Northampton, NN2 6JW
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,278 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 8 November 2023
Strengths
- “The school has high expectations of all pupils.”
- “Pupils are considerate, polite and courteous.”
- “They understand and follow the ambition of ‘The Malcolm Arnold Way’.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, teachers move on without checking pupils’ understanding thoroughly enough.”
- “When this happens, some pupils continue to have gaps in their knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 December 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) | 38% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 41.4 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 166 first-preference applications, 235 offers in total, 166 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.
- Northampton School for Girls 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 1.2 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 1.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 2.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Abbeyfield School 2.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulton School and Science College 2.7 mi Good Last distance published