Secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Where pupils go after Year 11 and after sixth form, school by school, with GCSE results. Destinations are for the 2023 leavers; results are from 2025.
North Northamptonshire has 21 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 3,979 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 86% stayed in education (England 86%): 40% in a school sixth form, 44% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 57% of students in North Northamptonshire went to university (England 37%), and 21% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 42.9 against 46.1 for England; 38% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: North Northamptonshire against England
| Measure | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 3,979 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 86% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 40% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 44% | 37% |
| Apprenticeship | 3% | 3% |
| Employment | 3% | 3% |
| No sustained destination | 6% | 6% |
Where each school’s Year 11 leavers went
One band per school, sorted by the size of its 2023 Year 11 cohort. Band width is pupils; hover a band for the share, click a school for its profile. Counts are worked back from the percentages DfE publishes, so a band can be out by a pupil.
Map of secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Darker blue means a larger share of Year 11 leavers stayed in education. Click a school for details. Basemap © OpenStreetMap contributors.
State-funded secondary schools (21)
Sorted by name. Click a school for its full picture. “Stayed in education” counts school sixth forms, sixth form colleges and FE colleges together.
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishop Stopford SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,454 | 96% | 71% | 24% | 1% | 74% | 58.7 | 66% |
| Brooke Weston AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,154 | 92% | 53% | 38% | 3% | 66% | 50.5 | 59% |
| Corby Business AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,188 | 83% | 40% | 44% | 2% | 53% | 39.0 | 28% |
| Corby Technical SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 952 | 91% | 35% | 55% | 3% | 46% | 45.8 | 43% |
| Huxlow AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 783 | 82% | 34% | 48% | 4% | 42% | 41.9 | 31% |
| Kettering Buccleuch AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,808 | 83% | 53% | 29% | 2% | 65% | 48.3 | 45% |
| Kettering Science AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,477 | 78% | 25% | 53% | 3% | 61% | 37.3 | 28% |
| Kingswood Secondary AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,208 | 88% | 31% | 57% | 2% | 41% | 42.9 | 34% |
| Lodge Park AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 703 | 80% | 18% | 61% | 1% | 45% | 33.5 | 21% |
| Manor SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 851 | 81% | 40% | 40% | 3% | 46% | 40.0 | 31% |
| Montsaye AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,017 | 79% | 28% | 50% | 3% | 31% | 40.7 | 36% |
| Prince William SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,416 | 89% | 51% | 38% | 4% | 56% | 48.9 | 51% |
| Rushden AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 961 | 82% | 39% | 42% | 3% | 34% | 41.6 | 27% |
| Sir Christopher Hatton AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,440 | 91% | 50% | 39% | 1% | 71% | 50.2 | 54% |
| Southfield School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,111 | 93% | 57% | 36% | 1% | 56% | 46.8 | 46% |
| The Ferrers SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 937 | 83% | 39% | 43% | 3% | 55% | 38.9 | 27% |
| The Latimer Arts CollegeFoundation school · sixth form | 1,219 | 88% | 41% | 47% | 4% | 47% | 44.8 | 40% |
| Weavers AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,275 | 84% | 31% | 53% | 4% | 55% | 39.8 | 29% |
| Weldon Village AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 475 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wollaston SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,432 | 83% | 44% | 38% | 7% | 47% | 46.1 | 44% |
| Wrenn SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,537 | 88% | 34% | 53% | 1% | 74% | 40.9 | 28% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (9)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oundle Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form · selective | 1,163 | — | — | — | — | — | 16.1 | 0% |
| Progress Schools - Thrapstonindependent · Other independent school | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 5.6 | 0% |
| Wellingborough Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 699 | — | — | — | — | — | 26.6 | 0% |
| Stone Lodge Therapeutic Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.6 | 11% |
| Friars Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 149 | 92% | 0% | 35% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Isebrook Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 238 | 100% | 0% | 4% | 0% | — | 0.1 | 0% |
| Maplefields Academystate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 122 | 54% | 0% | 46% | 0% | — | 3.1 | 0% |
| Red Kite Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 149 | 86% | 0% | 48% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Wren Spinney Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 96 | 78% | 0% | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |