Northampton School
Secondary · Free schools · Ages 11–16 · 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 is a secondary school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire for ages 11–16 (free schools). West Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2025 to 2026 entry.
Northampton 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
- Year 7 in 2026 had 309 first-choice applications for 209 offers, 1.5 first choices per offer, the 3rd highest of 16 West Northamptonshire secondary schools.
- For Year 7 2026, 170 offers went to first-choice families, and 139 first-choice families (45%) were not offered a place; 39 offers went to those ranking it second or lower.
- 10.5% 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
- Thorpeville, Moulton, Northampton, NN3 7TR
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- West Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 650 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 309 first-preference applications, 209 offers in total, 170 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.
- Moulton School and Science College 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Weston Favell Academy 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Girls 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northampton Academy 1.8 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Kingsthorpe College 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Northampton School for Boys 3.3 mi Not judged Last distance published