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Discover NN2West Northamptonshire

West Northamptonshire covers all 798 NN2 postcodes. Figures are for the council area, not for NN2 alone
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Map of schools in West Northamptonshire

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Schools are coloured by their last Ofsted grade, or by results compared with England schools of the same type in the same year: reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school, and Attainment 8 at GCSE. Special, alternative provision, independent, nursery, 16 to 19 and all-through schools are not compared. Behind them, neighbourhoods are coloured by the education, skills and training measure of the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (England only). Sources: Department for Education, Ofsted, MHCLG. Open Government Licence v3.0. This map outlines West Northamptonshire and its wards. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Schools and results

How schools here are spread and how pupils are doing. There are no league tables on this page.

Schools in the area
210
Oct 2026 · aggregated
Pupils on roll
70,375
2025/26 · aggregated
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
92.2%
as at 31 Aug 2026 · aggregated
1 percentage point higher than England
East Midlands 90.2%England 91.2%
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
63.4%
2024/25 · aggregated
0.6 percentage points higher than England
East Midlands 60.8%England 62.8%
KS4 Attainment 8 score
43.8
2024/25 · aggregated
3% lower than England
East Midlands 44.7England 45.3
Schools opened in the last two years
3
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026 · aggregated
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools in the area
Open schools (excluding children's centres) with a postcode in the area.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupils on roll
Pupils on roll at schools in the area (January 2026 census where reported). Pupils may live elsewhere.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Graded schools rated Good or Outstanding
Share of schools with a 1-4 Ofsted grade that are Outstanding or Good.
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
KS2 reading, writing and maths at expected standard
Pupil-weighted share of year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in all of reading, writing and maths (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school percentages (eligible pupils). From 144 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
KS4 Attainment 8 score
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores (2024/25).
Department for Education (compare school performance)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2024/25West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Cohort-weighted mean of school Attainment 8 scores. From 35 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Schools opened in the last two years
New schools (not academy conversions, relaunches or mergers) with an opening date Oct 2024 - Sep 2026.
Department for Education (GIAS)
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
Oct 2024 to Sep 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, medium quality
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Method: Change events

Events are dated records from public registers: company insolvency notices in The Gazette (loaded from July 2025, so the window is under 24 months), charity registrations and removals (Charity Commission register events), and school opening and closing dates (GIAS), where academy conversions, relaunches and mergers are labelled separately from genuine new schools and closures. They are located at the registered office, registered address or school premises, which is not necessarily where an organisation operates or where affected people live. Each council shows only its most recent events per type (cap per type); wards show all loaded events. The Gazette feed carries insolvency notices only, not planning, licensing or other notices. A notice is an event on the register, not a judgement about the organisation. No individuals' names are stored.

Latest Ofsted judgements

  • Outstanding12.5%
  • Good77.7%
  • Requires improvement6.5%
  • Inadequate1.1%
  • Not judged2.2%

This place England

Share of schools by latest overall judgement. Inspection frameworks have changed over time, so older and newer judgements are not like for like. as at 31 Aug 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Ofsted grades of schools
Latest overall Ofsted grade of schools in the area as at 31 Aug 2026 (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
as at 31 Aug 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Schools by phase

  • Primary70.5%
  • Other or not recorded15.2%
  • Secondary8.6%
  • All-through2.4%
  • Nursery2.4%
  • 16 plus1%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by phase
Open schools by phase of education (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Schools by type

  • Academies52.4%
  • Local authority maintained30%
  • Free schools6.7%
  • Independent4.3%
  • Special schools (La)4.3%
  • Colleges1%
  • Other types1%
  • Universities0.5%

This place England

Share of schools. Oct 2026.

How do we know this?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Schools by type
Open schools by establishment type group (distribution).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
Oct 2026West Northamptonshire (Council area)
Method: Schools in an area

Each open school is located by the postcode of its GIAS record, so it belongs to exactly one postcode district, ward, built-up area, constituency, council and so on. A school is counted where it is, not where its pupils live; pupils often cross boundaries. Children's centres are excluded. Phase and type are the GIAS labels grouped for display.

Pupils and attendance

Pupils eligible for free school meals
17%
2025/26 · aggregated
7.8 percentage points lower than England
East Midlands 25%England 24.8%
Pupils on SEN support
13%
2025/26 · aggregated
1.8 percentage points lower than England
East Midlands 13.7%England 14.8%
Pupils with an EHC plan
6%
2025/26 · aggregated
About the same as England
East Midlands 5.5%England 6%
Overall absence rate
6.5%
2024/25 · aggregated
About the same as England
East Midlands 6.6%England 6.7%
Persistent absence
16.3%
2024/25 · aggregated
1.6 percentage points lower than England
East Midlands 17.1%England 17.8%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Pupils eligible for free school meals
Pupil-weighted share of pupils eligible for free school meals (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 203 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils on SEN support
Pupil-weighted share of pupils receiving SEN support (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 204 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Pupils with an EHC plan
Pupil-weighted share of pupils with an education, health and care plan (2025/26).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2025/26West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Share of pupils at schools in the area; pupil-weighted. From 204 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Overall absence rate
Pupil-weighted share of sessions missed for any reason (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 175 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Persistent absence
Pupil-weighted share of pupils missing 10% or more of sessions (2024/25).
Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) via WhatSchool data
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0 (DfE Get Information about Schools and Ofsted data, via WhatSchool)
2024/25West Northamptonshire (Council area)aggregated, high quality
Pupil-weighted mean of school rates. From 174 schools. Schools are counted where they are located, not where pupils live.
Method: Pupil-weighted school measures

FSM, SEN and absence percentages are school-level figures averaged with school roll (January 2026 census) as the weight; KS2 and KS4 measures are averaged with the number of eligible pupils (KS2) or the KS4 cohort as the weight. This equals the share of pupils in the area's schools, not of pupils living in the area. The England value uses the same method on the same files and is the comparator. Suppressed school values are skipped, so coverage differs by measure (the number of schools used is in the notes). Ofsted outcomes are the latest overall grade on record at 31 August 2026; schools inspected under the new report-card framework may carry no single grade.

Pupil characteristics describe who attends local schools, not how good the schools are. Absence and special educational needs rates differ for many reasons beyond the school.

Adult qualifications

What residents have studied, from the census.

Adults with no qualifications
17.4%
2021
0.6 percentage points lower than England
England 18%
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
31.8%
2021
2.2 percentage points lower than England
England 34%
How do we know these figures?
FigureSourcePeriodGeographyMethod and limits
Adults with no qualifications
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over with no qualifications (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021West Northamptonshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Adults with a degree-level qualification or above
Share of usual residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 (degree level) or above (Census 2021).
Office for National Statistics
Licence: Open Government Licence v3.0
2021West Northamptonshire (Council area)direct, high quality
Method: Census 2021 housing, health and qualifications for Wales

Wales held its census on the same day as England (21 March 2021) with the same questions, so the figures are directly comparable. For Wales we use the published local authority tables. Tenure counts shared ownership with owners; "private rented" includes people who live rent free, as in the England figures. Overcrowding is an occupancy rating of -1 or less for bedrooms. Qualifications are for people aged 16 and over; "no qualifications" and "Level 4 or above" (degree level and above) are shares of all those people. Counts are rounded by random adjustment, so tiny differences from other tables are expected. Wales households per local authority are not split to small areas here.

Highest qualification of people aged 16 and over, Census 2021 (21 March 2021). Level 4 is degree level and above. Older adults are less likely to hold formal qualifications, so areas with more older residents show higher shares with none.

Local schools (208)

Listed alphabetically. Each links to its own page, with its Ofsted record, results and governors.

SchoolPhaseTypePupils
Abbey CofE AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led184
Abbeyfield SchoolSecondaryAcademy sponsor led1,296
Abington Vale Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter409
Akeley Wood Junior SchoolNot applicableOther independent school234
All Saints CofE Va Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary aided school402
Ashby Fields Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter397
Ashton CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school35
Badby SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter192
Barby Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter96
Barry Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school441
Billing Brook Special SchoolNot applicableAcademy special converter257
Blackthorn Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led236
Blakesley Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter104
Blisworth Community Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school173
Boddington Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter52
Boothville Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school601
Bosworth Independent SchoolNot applicableOther independent school220
Boughton Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter199
Bracken Leas Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led420
Brackley Church of England Junior SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school225
Braunston Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter200
Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryPrimaryAcademy sponsor led350
Bridgewater Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school650
Brington Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school50
Brixworth CofE Vc Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school484
Buckton Fields Primary SchoolPrimaryFree schools289
Bugbrooke Community Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school192
Byfield SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter108
Cambian Northampton SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school30
Cambian Potterspury Lodge SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school52
Campion SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,309
Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & FamiliesNurseryLocal authority nursery school98
Caroline Chisholm SchoolAll-throughAcademy converter2,049
Castle AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led455
Cedar Road Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter383
Chacombe Ceva Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter99
Chenderit SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,104
Chiltern Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school133
Chipping Warden Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter93
Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school93
Cogenhoe Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter191
Collingtree Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led65
Cosgrove Village Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school39
Crick Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school194
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school104
Culworth Church of England Primary AcademyPrimaryAcademy converter109
Dslv E-Act AcademyAll-throughAcademy sponsor led997
Daventry Hill SchoolNot applicableFree schools special235
Deanshanger Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter257
Delapre Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school539
Denton Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school84
Duston Eldean Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school418
E-Act the Grange SchoolPrimaryAcademy sponsor led336
Earl Spencer Primary SchoolPrimaryCommunity school352
East Haddon Church of England Primary SchoolPrimaryVoluntary controlled school81
East Hunsbury Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter453
Eastfield AcademyPrimaryAcademy sponsor led221
Ecton Brook Primary SchoolPrimaryAcademy converter567
Edgewood SchoolNot applicableOther independent special school16
Elizabeth Woodville SchoolSecondaryAcademy converter1,124

Showing the first 60 of 208. Near Me lists schools by distance.

Sources used on this page

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Registered offices are not operating locations. Ranks and deciles are never averaged. Census 2021 figures are labelled 2021.