Northampton School for Girls
Spinney Hill Road, Northampton, NN3 6DG
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
- Headteacher
- Mrs Cristina Taboada-Naya
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,801
- Pupils on roll
- 1,670
- URN
- 140510
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604679540
About this school
Northampton School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,670 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 276 | 280 | 268 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.6 | 53.4 | 54.9 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.68 +0.51 to +0.85 | +0.49 +0.32 to +0.66 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 61% | 54.3% | 53% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 80% | 80.4% | 79.5% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 54% | 91.1% | 90.3% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 |
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 Northampton 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 | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.6 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.4 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 54.9 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,766 |
| 2023/24 | 1,761 |
| 2024/25 | 1,737 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northampton School for Girls compares
Northampton School for Girls ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54.9 | 6.4% | 16.6% | 1,670 | — |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic School | 38.7 | 9.8% | 29.6% | 912 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsthorpe College | 39.6 | 9.7% | 23% | 1,415 | 0.6 miles |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | 41.4 | 9.3% | 25.2% | 1,278 | 1.1 miles |
| Weston Favell Academy | 41.8 | 10.1% | 38.1% | 1,431 | 1.2 miles |
| Moulton School and Science College | 46.1 | 10.6% | 19.2% | 1,450 | 1.7 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
-
Graded inspection report10 March 2026
- 30 November 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.57%
- English as an additional language
- 23.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.36%
- Persistent absence
- 13.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas Becket Catholic School0.6 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Kingsthorpe College0.6 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Malcolm Arnold Academy1.1 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Weston Favell Academy1.2 miles
Secondary · Northampton
-
Moulton School and Science College1.7 miles
Secondary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Northampton School for Girls ranks 2nd of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Abbeyfield School Secondary
- Campion School Secondary
- Guilsborough Academy Secondary
- Kingsthorpe College Secondary
- Malcolm Arnold Academy Secondary
- Moulton School and Science College Secondary
- Northampton Academy Secondary
- Northampton School Secondary
- Northampton School for Boys Secondary
- St Thomas Becket Catholic School Secondary
- Weston Favell Academy Secondary
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
Common questions
- What year groups does Northampton School for Girls teach?
- Northampton School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Northampton School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Northampton School for Girls is Mrs Cristina Taboada-Naya, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northampton School for Girls last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northampton 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 Northampton School for Girls?
- Northampton School for Girls has 1,670 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Northampton School for Girls full?
- Northampton School for Girls has capacity for 1,801 pupils and 1,670 on roll (93%), 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 Northampton School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Northampton School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Northampton School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Northampton School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Northampton School for Girls?
- Northampton School for Girls is part of NORTHAMPTON SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northampton School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 56.6 in 2022/23 and 54.9 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Northampton School for Girls rank locally?
- Northampton School for Girls ranked 2nd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 87% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Northampton School for Girls's absence rate?
- Northampton School for Girls's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northampton School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northampton 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 1 July 2026.