Greenfields Specialist School for Communication
Prentice Court, Lings Way, Northampton, NN3 8XS
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- GSSC ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy Phillips
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty, PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 106
- URN
- 141726
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604741960
About this school
Greenfields Specialist School for Communication is a special academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 106 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenfields Specialist School for Communication, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good, but had some concerns; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Greenfields Specialist School for Communication has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 100 |
| 2024/25 | 100 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 47.83%
- English as an additional language
- 23%
- Overall absence
- 13.27%
- Persistent absence
- 36.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edgewood School0.6 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Billing Brook Special School0.8 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Overstone Park School0.9 miles
Special schools
-
Kings Meadow School1.4 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
On Track Education Northampton1.5 miles
Special schools · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
- Billing Brook Special School Academies
- Edgewood School Special schools
- Fairfields School Special schools
- Hampton Bridge School Special schools
- Hospital and Outreach Education Academies
- Kings Meadow School Academies
- New Horizons Academy Free Schools
- Northgate School Academy Trust Academies
- On Track Education Northampton Special schools
- Purple Oaks Academy Free Schools
- The CE Academy Academies
- The Gateway School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Greenfields Specialist School for Communication teach?
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenfields Specialist School for Communication?
- The headteacher of Greenfields Specialist School for Communication is Mrs Tracy Phillips, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenfields Specialist School for Communication been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfields Specialist School for Communication, 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 Greenfields Specialist School for Communication?
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication has 106 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Greenfields Specialist School for Communication full?
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication has capacity for 90 pupils and 106 on roll (118%), 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 Greenfields Specialist School for Communication a faith school?
- No. Greenfields Specialist School for Communication has no designated religious character.
- Is Greenfields Specialist School for Communication part of an academy trust?
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication is part of GSSC 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 Greenfields Specialist School for Communication have?
- The schools register lists Greenfields Specialist School for Communication's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Greenfields Specialist School for Communication's absence rate?
- Greenfields Specialist School for Communication's overall absence rate is 13.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfields Specialist School for Communication's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfields Specialist School for Communication'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.