Secondary schools in West 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.
West Northamptonshire has 24 state-funded secondary schools. Of the 4,707 pupils who finished Year 11 here in 2023, 87% stayed in education (England 86%): 42% in a school sixth form, 42% at a further education college.
3% started an apprenticeship, close to the England rate of 3%.
After sixth form, 37% of students in West Northamptonshire went to university (England 37%), and 14% of level 3 students reached one of the most selective universities (England 19%).
GCSE results in 2025: Attainment 8 of 44.7 against 46.1 for England; 42% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in English and maths (England 45%).
After Year 11: West Northamptonshire against England
| Measure | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils in the cohort | 4,707 | 607,348 |
| Stayed in education | 87% | 86% |
| — school sixth form | 42% | 34% |
| — sixth form college | — | 13% |
| — further education college | 42% | 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 West 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 (24)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield SchoolAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,296 | 83% | 30% | 52% | 1% | 74% | 44.0 | 42% |
| Campion SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,309 | 88% | 40% | 46% | 3% | 58% | 46.2 | 52% |
| Caroline Chisholm SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,049 | 91% | 62% | 28% | 4% | 69% | 50.4 | 57% |
| Chenderit SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,104 | 89% | 46% | 43% | 4% | 54% | 50.0 | 53% |
| DSLV E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 997 | 79% | 31% | 48% | 3% | 55% | 37.2 | 25% |
| Elizabeth Woodville SchoolAcademy converter | 1,124 | 82% | 44% | 37% | 5% | 46% | 44.9 | 41% |
| Guilsborough AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,198 | 90% | 50% | 39% | 3% | 65% | 46.6 | 42% |
| Kingsthorpe CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,415 | 84% | 36% | 48% | 2% | 49% | 39.6 | 30% |
| Magdalen College SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,293 | 87% | 45% | 39% | 4% | 52% | 44.2 | 32% |
| Malcolm Arnold AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,278 | 83% | 26% | 56% | 3% | 57% | 41.4 | 38% |
| Moulton School and Science CollegeAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,450 | 86% | 38% | 47% | 2% | 71% | 46.1 | 44% |
| Northampton AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,712 | 93% | 38% | 55% | 0% | 79% | 52.1 | 56% |
| Northampton International AcademyFree schools · sixth form | 1,754 | 80% | 25% | 54% | 2% | 56% | 36.4 | 28% |
| Northampton SchoolFree schools | 650 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northampton School for BoysAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,756 | 92% | 69% | 23% | 1% | 67% | 58.2 | 72% |
| Northampton School for GirlsAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,670 | 94% | 66% | 26% | 0% | 69% | 54.9 | 53% |
| Roade Village AcademyAcademy converter · sixth form | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Silverstone UTCUniversity technical college · sixth form | 463 | 80% | 35% | 45% | 11% | 28% | 31.1 | 15% |
| Sponne SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 1,410 | 90% | 60% | 28% | 3% | 43% | 52.0 | 55% |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 912 | 84% | 31% | 53% | 0% | 70% | 38.7 | 32% |
| The Duston SchoolAcademy converter · sixth form | 2,064 | 85% | 42% | 41% | 6% | 64% | 50.0 | 48% |
| The Parker E-ACT AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,132 | 85% | 30% | 54% | 1% | 45% | 38.9 | 34% |
| Weston Favell AcademyAcademy sponsor led · sixth form | 1,431 | 81% | 28% | 52% | 2% | 52% | 41.8 | 31% |
| Wootton Park SchoolFree schools · sixth form | 1,670 | 93% | 63% | 30% | 2% | 64% | 53.6 | 50% |
Independent schools, colleges and special schools with published data (18)
| School | Pupils | Stayed in education | School sixth form | FE college | Apprenticeship | To university | Attainment 8 | 5+ Eng & maths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 13% | — | — |
| Northampton Collegecollege · Further education | — | — | — | — | — | 18% | — | — |
| Bosworth Independent Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | 8.5 | 1% |
| Northampton High School GDSTindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 427 | — | — | — | — | — | 38.5 | 0% |
| Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campusindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 163 | — | — | — | — | — | 45.3 | 37% |
| Pitsford Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | 35.1 | 0% |
| Quinton House Schoolindependent · Other independent school · sixth form | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | 56.6 | 74% |
| Cambian Northampton Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 13.0 | 0% |
| Cambian Potterspury Lodge Schoolspecial · Other independent special school | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | 10.0 | 7% |
| On Track Education Northamptonspecial · Other independent special school | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | 6.3 | 0% |
| Overstone Park Schoolspecial · Other independent special school · sixth form | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | 4.6 | 0% |
| Progress Schools - Northamptonshirespecial · Other independent special school | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 11.1 | 0% |
| Billing Brook Special Schoolstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 257 | 95% | 0% | 11% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Daventry Hill Schoolstate · Free schools special · sixth form | 235 | 100% | 0% | 18% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Greenfields Specialist School for Communicationstate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 106 | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | — | — | — |
| Northgate School Academy Truststate · Academy special converter · sixth form | 289 | 97% | 0% | 29% | 0% | — | 7.7 | 5% |
| Purple Oaks Academystate · Free schools special · sixth form | 131 | 100% | 0% | 44% | 0% | — | 0.4 | 0% |
| The Gateway Schoolstate · Academy special converter | 102 | 44% | 0% | 44% | 11% | — | 8.9 | 0% |