Abbeyfield School
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 🔒
Abbeyfield School is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Abbeyfield School 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
- Every applicant was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, as was the case at 14 of the 17 other West Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 outcome.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 114 first-choice applications for 227 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 113 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 42% reached grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths in 2024/25, 5th highest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in West Northamptonshire.
- The A level average grade in 2024/25 was D+ (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below 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
- Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,296 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 20 January 2026
Strengths
- “Most pupils feel welcomed and supported when they arrive at school each day.”
- “Breakfast club helps many to start the morning calmly, and staff know pupils well.”
- “Pupils typically say that they feel safe and know who to speak to if they are worried.”
To improve
- “Behaviour in lessons and around the school is usually calm, although corridors can sometimes feel less orderly.”
- “Pupils’ experiences vary when teachers do not notice quickly enough if some lose concentration.”
- “These inconsistencies interrupt learning and reduce how securely pupils remember important knowledge over time.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 April 2026 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | D+ | 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: 114 first-preference applications, 227 offers in total, 114 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 Boys 2.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 2.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 3.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 3.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Campion School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 4.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 4.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published