Best Secondary Schools in Northampton

We checked all 19 secondary schools in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, and list every one: 15 ranked, then 4 without a rank.

Schools checked
19
Ranked
15
Without a rank
4

Ranks combine 2024/25 GCSE results, worth 60% of each school's score, with the latest Ofsted outcome, worth 40%, as how we rank schools sets out. Rank 1 is the highest score in Northampton. Schools with the same score share a rank. Schools without published results or an Ofsted outcome follow the ranked schools, in name order.

Northampton also has 101 primary schools, ranked on SATs results and Ofsted. Every school in the area is also listed with the other schools in West Northamptonshire.

Ranked secondary schools in Northampton

  1. 1

    Northampton School for Boys

    Academy, 1,756 pupils, inspected March 2025

    Ofsted judgements: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    58.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    71.6%

  2. 2

    Northampton Academy

    Academy, 1,712 pupils, inspected March 2023

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    52.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    55.9%

  3. 3

    Wootton Park School

    Free school, 1,670 pupils, inspected July 2019

    Ofsted: Outstanding
    Attainment 8
    53.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    50.4%

  4. 4

    Northampton School for Girls

    Academy, 1,670 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    54.9
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    53%

  5. 5

    The Duston School

    Academy, 2,064 pupils, inspected March 2026

    Report card: Strong standard
    Attainment 8
    50.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    48.4%

  6. 6

    Caroline Chisholm School

    Academy, 2,049 pupils, inspected January 2020

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    50.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    57.1%

  7. 7

    Campion School

    Academy, 1,309 pupils, inspected April 2026

    Report card: Expected standard to strong standard
    Attainment 8
    46.2
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    52.2%

  8. 8

    Moulton School and Science College

    Academy, 1,450 pupils, inspected June 2023

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    46.1
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    44.1%

  9. 9

    Malcolm Arnold Academy

    Academy, 1,278 pupils, inspected May 2018

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    37.8%

  10. 10

    Guilsborough Academy

    Academy, 1,198 pupils, inspected October 2023

    Ofsted: Requires improvement
    Attainment 8
    46.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    41.5%

  11. 11

    Abbeyfield School

    Academy, 1,296 pupils, inspected January 2026

    Report card: Needs attention to expected standard
    Attainment 8
    44.0
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    42.2%

  12. 12

    Weston Favell Academy

    Academy, 1,431 pupils, inspected March 2024

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    41.8
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30.9%

  13. 13

    Kingsthorpe College

    Academy, 1,415 pupils, inspected December 2019

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    39.6
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    30%

  14. 14

    St Thomas Becket Catholic School

    Academy, 912 pupils, inspected November 2022

    Ofsted: Good
    Attainment 8
    38.7
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    31.5%

  15. 15

    Northampton International Academy

    Free school, 1,754 pupils, inspected October 2024

    Ofsted judgements: Requires improvement to good
    Attainment 8
    36.4
    Grade 5+ English and maths
    28.1%

Secondary schools in Northampton without a rank