Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mew, Northampton, NN1 2BG
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Other independent special school
- Ages
- 13 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Waller
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 50
- Pupils on roll
- 29
- URN
- 135754
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604970320
About this school
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire is an independent special school in West Northamptonshire. It teaches children aged 13 to 16 and has 29 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 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
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 2008, 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 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 5.6 | 11.1 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 13.3% | 7.1% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.5 | 0.8 |
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 Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 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 | — | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 5.6 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 11.1 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14 |
| 2023/24 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 28 |
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
- 11
- Pupils on SEN support
- 18
Location
Nearby schools
-
WiEducate LTD0.3 miles
Other types · Northampton
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New Horizons Academy0.3 miles
Free Schools · Northampton
-
The CE Academy0.4 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
University of Northampton0.6 miles
Universities · Northampton
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Hampton Bridge School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
Common questions
- What ages does Progress Schools - Northamptonshire teach?
- Progress Schools - Northamptonshire teaches children aged 13 to 16. It is a special school in West Northamptonshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Progress Schools - Northamptonshire?
- The headteacher of Progress Schools - Northamptonshire is Ms Kate Waller, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Progress Schools - Northamptonshire been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Progress Schools - Northamptonshire 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 many pupils are at Progress Schools - Northamptonshire?
- Progress Schools - Northamptonshire has 29 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 13 to 16.
- Is Progress Schools - Northamptonshire full?
- Progress Schools - Northamptonshire has capacity for 50 pupils and 29 on roll (58%), so it has space against 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 Progress Schools - Northamptonshire a faith school?
- No. Progress Schools - Northamptonshire has no designated religious character.
- Is Progress Schools - Northamptonshire a selective school?
- No. Progress Schools - Northamptonshire is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Progress Schools - Northamptonshire's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 5.6 in 2023/24 and 11.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Progress Schools - Northamptonshire's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Progress Schools - Northamptonshire'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.