Overall Oxbridge
#743
9 ranked schools · -90 places vs Eng avg #653 of 1,538
Applications
105
Offers
33
Offer rate31.4%
+2.7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 28.7%
Schools in Northampton
The town rose to national prominence through Northampton Castle, a royal Parliament venue, but the Great Fire of 1675 swept away much of what survived the Civil War, leaving the built character largely shaped by Georgian and Victorian rebuilding. Around 249,000 people live across the urban area.
Medieval market-town streets and Victorian red-brick terraces mix in the centre of Northampton, a county town set on the River Nene in the East Midlands. Hardingstone is among the most sought-after southern pockets for primary catchments; Billing draws families for the same reasons, and Yardley Hastings to the east has become a school-competitive corner of the wider borough. Wootton Fields and Upton mark the newer residential growth to the south and west. Northampton station links the town to London Euston via London Northwestern services and to Birmingham New Street through cross-country connections.
104
Primary
schools
13
Secondary
schools
8
All-through
schools
2
Post-16
colleges
13
Special
schools
4
Other
schools
of which26sixth forms·35faith·5nursery schools149 total
Area Performance
Northampton schools rank in the top 49% of England
Across 146 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.46/10, +0.05 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
16% Elite
Distribution across all Northampton schools
EliteExcellentGoodDeveloping
Northampton vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 49%
Across all ranked Northampton schools
Top 49%Primaryavg #7,190 of 14,821
Top 52%Secondaryavg #1,975 of 3,803
Top 49%Sixth formavg #1,228 of 2,523
Primary schools: 105 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,190
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 49% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.4/10
+0.01 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#7,190
+1 pts vs medianmedian 7,411
top 49% of 14,821
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
65%
+3 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
9%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 21 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.32 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,975
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 52% of 3,803
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
46%
-11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.2
+5.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
+0.32 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#1,975
-2 pts vs medianmedian 1,902
top 52% of 3,803
% achieving grades 9-7 (A*-A)state
46%
-11 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 56%
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
44.2
+5.1 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 20 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,228
+1 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 49% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.7/10
-0.02 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,228
+1 pts vs medianmedian 1,262
top 49% of 2,523
% A*-A at A-Level
23%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
49%
-1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#282
14 ranked schools · -20 places vs Eng avg #262 of 1,866
Applications
54
Offers
3
Offer rate5.6%
-11.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 16.6%
Cambridge
#727
11 ranked schools · -28 places vs Eng avg #699 of 1,830
Applications
68
Offers
30
Offer rate44.1%
+7.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 37.0%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Top 3 Secondary Schools
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Top 3 Sixth Forms
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