Northampton School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · 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 🔒
Northampton School for Girls is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy converter). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Northampton School for Girls 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
- Year 7 2026 drew 262 first-choice applications for 262 offers; 211 offers went to first-choice families, and 51 first-choice families (19%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 53% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 54.9 (England 46).
- At A level in 2024/25 the average grade was C+ (England B-), and progress from GCSE to A level was 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
- Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,670 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 10 March 2026
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this warm, caring and inclusive school.”
- “The school's values, 'respect for self', 'respect for others' and 'respect for learning', are lived out by staff and pupils on a daily basis.”
- “Pupils develop a clear sense of identity and belonging, feeling connected to something purposeful and bigger than themselves.”
To improve
- “Outcomes in the sixth form have been more variable over time, particularly within the A-level pathway.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 May 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) | 53% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 54.9 | 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: 262 first-preference applications, 262 offers in total, 211 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.
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Moulton School and Science College 1.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Northampton School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published