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Schools in the West Northamptonshire local authority

West Northamptonshire has 209 schools listed on OfferDay across 12 towns.

5 nursery schools · 148 primary schools · 18 secondary schools · 5 all-through schools · 2 sixth forms and colleges · 22 special and alternative provision schools · 8 independent schools · 1 other establishment

About schools in West Northamptonshire

Most of the 209 schools listed in West Northamptonshire are primary schools. Its 18 secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has five all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Every school on this page is inspected by Ofsted. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
63%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 144 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
44.6
average Attainment 8 score, across the 30 schools with published results

Top schools in West Northamptonshire

Ranked by the latest published results; primary and secondary schools are measured differently and never compared with each other.

Primary

  1. 1 Hartwell Primary School 96%
  2. 2 Hackleton CofE Primary School 94%
  3. 3 John Hellins Primary School 93%
  4. 4 The Bramptons Primary School 92%
  5. 5 Helmdon Primary School 89%
  6. 6 Pineham Barns Primary School 87%
  7. 7 Parklands Primary School 87%
  8. 8 Yardley Hastings Primary School 87%

Secondary

  1. 1 Northampton School for Boys 58.2
  2. 2 Northampton School for Girls 54.9
  3. 3 Wootton Park School 53.6
  4. 4 Northampton Academy 52.1
  5. 5 Sponne School 52.0
  6. 6 Caroline Chisholm School 50.4
  7. 7 Chenderit School 50.0
  8. 8 The Duston School 50.0

Schools by town

The count beside each town is the number of its schools under West Northamptonshire.

Schools not listed under a town

These schools have no town recorded in the national register.

Common questions about schools in West Northamptonshire

How many schools are in West Northamptonshire?
OfferDay lists 209 schools in West Northamptonshire, including 148 primary schools and 22 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in West Northamptonshire?
Every school in West Northamptonshire is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
Which are the best schools in West Northamptonshire?
OfferDay ranks schools in West Northamptonshire where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.
How many towns are in the West Northamptonshire local authority?
OfferDay groups the West Northamptonshire schools across twelve towns, listed in the schools-by-town section on this page. Any school with no town recorded in the national register is listed separately, grouped by phase, so every school in the local authority is reachable.

School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.