Northampton International Academy
Barrack Road, Northampton, NN1 1AA
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Martin Serrao
- Sponsor
- East Midlands Academy Trust (EMAT)
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 2,220
- Pupils on roll
- 1,754
- URN
- 142485
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604212811
About this school
Northampton International Academy is an all-through academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 18 and has 1,754 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Sixth form
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 57 | 56 | 51 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 37% | 55% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 51% | 64% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 68% | 61% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 66% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 100.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 281 | 329 | 359 |
| Attainment 8 score | 34.5 | 38.3 | 36.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.78 -0.96 to -0.61 | -0.27 -0.44 to -0.11 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 21% | 31.3% | 28.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 42% | 51.7% | 49.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 22% | 12.8% | 12.5% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
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 International Academy 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 | 37% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 34.5 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 38.3 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 36.4 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2,056 |
| 2023/24 | 1,982 |
| 2024/25 | 1,806 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Northampton International Academy compares
Northampton International Academy ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 36.4 | 8.6% | 26.8% | 1,754 | — |
| Wootton Park School | 53.6 | 5.4% | 10.5% | 1,670 | 2.2 miles |
| The Duston School | 50 | 6.9% | 18.7% | 2,064 | 2.4 miles |
| Caroline Chisholm School | 50.4 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 2,049 | 3.4 miles |
| Castle Academy | — | 4.5% | 19.9% | 455 | 0.1 miles |
| Hampton Bridge School | — | — | — | 33 | 0.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.75%
- English as an additional language
- 63.9%
- Overall absence
- 8.57%
- Persistent absence
- 25.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wootton Park School2.2 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
The Duston School2.4 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
Caroline Chisholm School3.4 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
Castle Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
Hampton Bridge School0.2 miles
Special schools · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Northampton International Academy ranks 87th of the 99 ranked primary schools in Northampton, and Northampton International Academy ranks 15th of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Caroline Chisholm School All-through
- The Duston School All-through
- Wootton Park School All-through
- Camrose Early Years Centre for Children & Families Nursery
- Gloucester Nursery School Nursery
- Parklands Nursery School Nursery
- Wallace Road Nursery School Nursery
- Whitehills Nursery School Nursery
- Abington Vale Primary School Primary
- All Saints CofE VA Primary School Primary
- Ashton CofE Primary School Primary
- Barry Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Northampton International Academy teach?
- Northampton International Academy teaches children aged 4 to 18. It is an all-through school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Northampton International Academy?
- The headteacher of Northampton International Academy is Mr Martin Serrao, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Northampton International Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Northampton International Academy, 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 International Academy?
- Northampton International Academy has 1,754 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 18.
- Is Northampton International Academy full?
- Northampton International Academy has capacity for 2,220 pupils and 1,754 on roll (79%), 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 International Academy a faith school?
- No. Northampton International Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Northampton International Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Northampton International Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Northampton International Academy?
- Northampton International Academy is part of EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Northampton International Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 37% in 2022/23 and 51% 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 International Academy rank locally?
- Northampton International Academy ranked 21st of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 29% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 13% 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 International Academy's absence rate?
- Northampton International Academy's overall absence rate is 8.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Northampton International Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Northampton International Academy'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 2 July 2026.