Northampton International Academy
All-through · Free schools · Ages 4–18 · Northampton, West Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From West Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Year 7 2026: Every applicant was offered a place
2025 figure 🔒
Northampton International Academy is an all-through school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 4–18 (free schools). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception and Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Northampton International 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest outcome, on 8 October 2024, was Not judged; the previous graded outcome, on 31 January 2022, was Inadequate.
- Every applicant was offered a place for Reception 2026 and for Year 7 2026; Reception 2026 had 10 first-choice applications for 10 offers.
- With 1,754 pupils on roll in January 2026, 26.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals.
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
- Barrack Road, Northampton, NN1 1AA
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Ages
- 4–18
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,754 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils show positive attitudes and try hard with their learning.”
- “Staff have high expectations of what pupils can achieve.”
- “There is a real sense of community at the school.”
To improve
- “However, pupils do not all achieve as well as they should.”
- “While the curriculum has begun to improve, there is more work to do to ensure that all pupils gain the knowledge, skills and qualifications that they need to meet their aspirations.”
- “While pupils are not learning as well as intended, the school has raised its aspirations for what they should achieve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 51% | 62% |
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 36.4 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 10 first-preference applications, 10 offers in total, 10 offers to first-preference applicants.
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 72 first-preference applications, 147 offers in total, 72 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 special, independent and other schools
Straight-line distance, in West Northamptonshire.
- Hampton Bridge School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Bosworth Independent School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- New Horizons Academy 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- The CE Academy 0.4 mi Not judged
- Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Fairfields School 0.7 mi School remains Outstanding
- Northgate School Academy Trust 0.8 mi Not judged
- Cambian Northampton School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade