Southfield School for Girls
Lewis Road, Kettering, NN15 6HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Meadway
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Orbis Education Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,123
- Pupils on roll
- 1,111
- URN
- 136976
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536513063
About this school
Southfield School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,111 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Sixth form
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 195 | 204 | 192 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.6 | 46.2 | 46.8 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.04 -0.16 to +0.24 | -0.23 -0.44 to -0.03 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 50% | 45.6% | 46.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 71% | 66.7% | 69.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 51% | 59.8% | 51% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 |
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 Southfield School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.6 | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 46.2 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.8 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,169 |
| 2023/24 | 1,186 |
| 2024/25 | 1,197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Southfield School for Girls compares
Southfield School for Girls ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.8 | 9% | 19% | 1,111 | — |
| Bishop Stopford School | 58.7 | 4.7% | 7.3% | 1,454 | 0.4 miles |
| Kettering Science Academy | 37.3 | 11.2% | 29.9% | 1,477 | 0.8 miles |
| The Latimer Arts College | 44.8 | 8.8% | 19.8% | 1,219 | 1.1 miles |
| Montsaye Academy | — | — | — | 1,017 | 4.7 miles |
| Sir Christopher Hatton Academy | 50.2 | 8.1% | 19.4% | 1,440 | 5.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 18 April 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report26 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.04%
- English as an additional language
- 14.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.03%
- Persistent absence
- 24.21%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Stopford School0.4 miles
Secondary · Kettering
-
Kettering Science Academy0.8 miles
Secondary · Kettering
-
The Latimer Arts College1.1 miles
Secondary · Kettering
-
Montsaye Academy4.7 miles
Secondary · Kettering
-
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy5.4 miles
Secondary · Wellingborough
Other schools in Kettering
Southfield School for Girls ranks 3rd of the 5 ranked secondary schools in Kettering.
- Bishop Stopford School Secondary
- Kettering Science Academy Secondary
- Montsaye Academy Secondary
- The Latimer Arts College Secondary
- Ronald Tree Nursery School Nursery
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primary
- Brambleside Primary School Primary
- Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broughton Primary School Primary
- Compass Primary Academy Primary
- Cranford CofE Primary School Primary
- Geddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Southfield School for Girls teach?
- Southfield School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Southfield School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Southfield School for Girls is Mr Christopher Meadway, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Southfield School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Southfield School for Girls, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Southfield School for Girls?
- Southfield School for Girls has 1,111 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Southfield School for Girls full?
- Southfield School for Girls has capacity for 1,123 pupils and 1,111 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Southfield School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Southfield School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Southfield School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Southfield School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Southfield School for Girls?
- Southfield School for Girls is part of ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Southfield School for Girls have?
- The schools register lists Southfield School for Girls's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Southfield School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.6 in 2022/23 and 46.8 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Southfield School for Girls rank locally?
- Southfield School for Girls ranked 6th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 65% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Southfield School for Girls's absence rate?
- Southfield School for Girls's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Southfield School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Southfield School for Girls'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 7 July 2026.