Northgate School Academy Trust
Queen's Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHGATE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Francesca Shears
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, VI - Visual Impairment, OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability, HI - Hearing Impairment, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 130
- Pupils on roll
- 289
- URN
- 137354
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604714098
About this school
Northgate School Academy Trust is a special academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 289 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Northgate School Academy Trust, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- 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 | 34 | 36 | 38 |
| Attainment 8 score | 6.8 | 8.5 | 7.7 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.37 -1.89 to -0.84 | -1.09 -1.61 to -0.56 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 2.8% | 5.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 3% | 2.8% | 5.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
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 Northgate School Academy Trust 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 | 6.8 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 8.5 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 7.7 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 260 |
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 274 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.54%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.71%
- Persistent absence
- 29.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Northampton School0.1 miles
Special schools
-
Bosworth Independent School0.6 miles
Independent schools
-
Hampton Bridge School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Fairfields School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Purple Oaks Academy0.8 miles
Free Schools · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
- Billing Brook Special School Academies
- Edgewood School Special schools
- Fairfields School Special schools
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication Academies
- Hampton Bridge School Special schools
- Hospital and Outreach Education Academies
- Kings Meadow School Academies
- New Horizons Academy Free Schools
- On Track Education Northampton Special schools
- Purple Oaks Academy Free Schools
- The CE Academy Academies
- The Gateway School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Northgate School Academy Trust teach?
- Northgate School Academy Trust teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Northgate School Academy Trust?
- The executive headteacher of Northgate School Academy Trust is Mrs Francesca Shears, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Northgate School Academy Trust been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northgate School Academy Trust, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Northgate School Academy Trust?
- Northgate School Academy Trust has 289 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Northgate School Academy Trust full?
- Northgate School Academy Trust has capacity for 130 pupils and 289 on roll (222%), 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 Northgate School Academy Trust a faith school?
- No. Northgate School Academy Trust has no designated religious character.
- Is Northgate School Academy Trust part of an academy trust?
- Northgate School Academy Trust is part of NORTHGATE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Northgate School Academy Trust have?
- The schools register lists Northgate School Academy Trust's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; VI - Visual Impairment; OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability; HI - Hearing Impairment; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Northgate School Academy Trust's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 6.8 in 2022/23 and 7.7 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Northgate School Academy Trust's absence rate?
- Northgate School Academy Trust's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northgate School Academy Trust's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northgate School Academy Trust'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 1 July 2026.