Cambian Northampton School
67a Queens Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, NN2 6LR
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Miss Leanne Dodds
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 30
- Pupils on roll
- 30
- URN
- 131802
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604719711
About this school
Cambian Northampton School is an independent special school in West Northamptonshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 30 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Cambian Northampton School under its current framework. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Cambian Northampton School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in April 1999, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.8 | - | 13.0 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | - | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | - | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | - | 1.2 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Cambian Northampton School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.8 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | — | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 13 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25 |
| 2023/24 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 24 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 30
- Pupils on SEN support
- 0
Location
Nearby schools
-
Northgate School Academy Trust0.1 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Fairfields School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Bosworth Independent School0.7 miles
Independent schools
-
Hampton Bridge School0.7 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Purple Oaks Academy0.7 miles
Free Schools · Northampton
Common questions
- What year groups does Cambian Northampton School teach?
- Cambian Northampton School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a special school in West Northamptonshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Cambian Northampton School?
- The headteacher of Cambian Northampton School is Miss Leanne Dodds, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Cambian Northampton School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Cambian Northampton School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Cambian Northampton School?
- Cambian Northampton School has 30 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Cambian Northampton School full?
- Cambian Northampton School has capacity for 30 pupils and 30 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Cambian Northampton School a faith school?
- No. Cambian Northampton School has no designated religious character.
- Is Cambian Northampton School a selective school?
- No. Cambian Northampton School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Cambian Northampton School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 2.8 in 2022/23 and 13 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Cambian Northampton School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Cambian Northampton School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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. This page was last updated on 24 July 2026.