Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DG
1,670 pupils · 93% of 1,801 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 March 2026, published 12 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 54.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 79.5% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 90.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 262 | 262 | 645 | 262 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 265 | 291 | 636 | 265 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 257 | 302 | 689 | 257 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 285 | 339 | 648 | 285 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 288 | 338 | 643 | 288 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 281 | 414 | 753 | 281 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 283 | 385 | 725 | 283 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 285 | 450 | 800 | 285 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Kingsthorpe College 1 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Malcolm Arnold Academy 1.7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Weston Favell Academy 2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Moulton School and Science College 2.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Northampton Academy 2.9 km · Outstanding (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.