Moulton School and Science College
Secondary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Moulton School and Science College is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 June 2023. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Moulton School and Science College 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
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 162 first-choice applications for 250 offers; 157 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 44% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 46.1 (England 46).
- West Northamptonshire Council did not publish a last distance for Year 7 entry in 2026.
- 17% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.6% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Northamptonshire.
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
- Pound Lane, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7SD
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,450 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 June 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming school where pupils work hard to live up to the ASPIRE ethos.”
- “Pupils are polite and friendly and engage with adults well.”
- “Leaders develop pupils’ character and prepare them well for the next stage of their education.”
To improve
- “However, some teachers do not check frequently enough what pupils know and understand, before introducing new learning.”
- “However, overall attendance needs to improve further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 September 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) | 44% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.1 | 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: 162 first-preference applications, 250 offers in total, 157 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 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 2.3 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 3.4 mi Not judged Last distance published