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Northampton School for Boys

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  • ages 11–18
  • Boys · mixed sixth form
  • West Northamptonshire
  • NN1 5RT
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Mar 2025 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 314 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 10%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 9%9%2016/17: top 8%2017/18: top 8%2018/19: top 9%2021/22: top 9%2022/23: top 9%2023/24: top 7%7% · 2023/242024/25: top 10%No exams

A-level results

#18 of 190 East Midlands sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 858.2 · East Midlands 4510/10 Top 10%
Grade 5+ English and maths71.6% · East Midlands 41.6%10/10 Top 10%
EBacc point score5.36 · East Midlands 3.9210/10 Top 10%
Progress 8 · 2023/24+0.95 · East Midlands −0.0610/10 Top 10%+9.1 pts
A level points per entry40.07 · East Midlands 33.2210/10 Top 10%
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 59.2 · 211 pupils · East Midlands 49.32016/17: 58.8 · 216 pupils · East Midlands 452017/18: 59.1 · 220 pupils · East Midlands 44.652018/19: 58.4 · 215 pupils · East Midlands 45.72021/22: 61.8 · 216 pupils · East Midlands 47.52022/23: 59.1 · 213 pupils · East Midlands 44.62023/24: 61.6 · 220 pupils · East Midlands 44.952024/25: 58.2 · 225 pupils · East Midlands 45.0561.858.2No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 69% · 216 pupils · East Midlands 39%2017/18: 74% · 220 pupils · East Midlands 39.5%2018/19: 72% · 215 pupils · East Midlands 40%2021/22: 76% · 216 pupils · East Midlands 46%2022/23: 78% · 213 pupils · East Midlands 41%2023/24: 79.5% · 220 pupils · East Midlands 43.8%2024/25: 71.6% · 225 pupils · East Midlands 41.6%79.5%69%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 31.24 · 190 pupils · East Midlands 28.712016/17: 30.54 · 289 pupils · East Midlands 28.822017/18: 35.07 · 252 pupils · East Midlands 29.892018/19: 34.94 · 254 pupils · East Midlands 30.462021/22: 43.72 · 236 pupils · East Midlands 36.542022/23: 40.75 · 218 pupils · East Midlands 32.222023/24: 39.07 · 243 pupils · East Midlands 31.622024/25: 40.07 · 252 pupils · East Midlands 33.2243.7230.54No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in36.1%
206 of 571 who put it first2022 · 38.0%2026 · 36.1%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st571206
2nd21110
3rd1422

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2025

  • Personal developmentOutstanding
  • Quality of educationOutstanding
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Sixth form provisionOutstanding
  • Leadership and managementOutstanding
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2006Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2014Outstanding
  3. 2025All areas Outstanding

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,756
Free school meals (past 6 years)10.6%
First language not English16.6%
SEN support11.1%
EHC plan1.8%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils8.0%

Girls 12.4%Boys 87.6%

all pupils, incl. sixth form

108.6% full · 1,617 places · 568 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 305 responses (17.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school97% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.8% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 72.1% not applicable57.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year82.6% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 34.8% not applicable87.4% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?17.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 17.1% who said Yes above80.8% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child97.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school95.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing94.4% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school97.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school97% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development92.5% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent96.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher18.8
Pupils per adult14.0
  • Classroom teachers 81.6
  • Leadership 11.8
  • Teaching assistants 17.8
  • Other support 57.3

Teachers 93.4 FTE · Whole workforce 168.5 · 190 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,130
Spend per pupil£8,002
Staff spend per pupil£5,712
Reserve per pupil£280
  • +£479,000revenue reserve
  • +£219,000in-year balance

Grants £7,120 · self-generated £984 · premises £492 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: THE NSB TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £924,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

220 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained98.2%
  • Education95.9%
  • Apprenticeship1.4%
  • Employment0.9%
  • Not sustained0.9%
  • Unknown0.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

265 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.2%
  • Education63.8%
  • Higher education63.4%
  • Apprenticeship3.4%
  • Employment23%
  • Not sustained5.7%
  • Unknown4.2%