Wootton Park School
Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 0HZ
- Phase
- All-through
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- WOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Dan Rosser
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,260
- Pupils on roll
- 1,670
- URN
- 142869
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604931139
About this school
Wootton Park School is an all-through academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 62 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 81% | 76% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 16% | 23% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 92% | 89% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 89% | 87% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 | 122 | 118 | 121 |
| Attainment 8 score | 56.1 | 53.3 | 53.6 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.80 +0.54 to +1.05 | +0.65 +0.39 to +0.91 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 70% | 60.2% | 50.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 86% | 77.1% | 76.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 67% | 68.6% | 74.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
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 Wootton Park School 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 | 80% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 81% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 76% | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56.1 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 53.3 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 53.6 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,366 |
| 2023/24 | 1,453 |
| 2024/25 | 1,563 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wootton Park School compares
Wootton Park School ranked 3rd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53.6 | 5.4% | 10.5% | 1,670 | — |
| Caroline Chisholm School | 50.4 | 7.3% | 12.2% | 2,049 | 1.4 miles |
| Northampton International Academy | 36.4 | 8.6% | 26.8% | 1,754 | 2.2 miles |
| The Duston School | 50 | 6.9% | 18.7% | 2,064 | 3.4 miles |
| Overstone Gate Primary School | — | — | — | 30 | 0.0 miles |
| The Abbey Primary School | — | 5.4% | 26.5% | 330 | 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)
- 10.53%
- English as an additional language
- 20.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.39%
- Persistent absence
- 12.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Caroline Chisholm School1.4 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
Northampton International Academy2.2 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
The Duston School3.4 miles
All-through · Northampton
-
Overstone Gate Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Northampton
-
The Abbey Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Northampton
Other schools in Northampton
Wootton Park School ranks 17th of the 99 ranked primary schools in Northampton, and Wootton Park School ranks 3rd of the 15 ranked secondary schools in Northampton.
- Caroline Chisholm School All-through
- Northampton International Academy All-through
- The Duston 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 Wootton Park School teach?
- Wootton Park School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is an all-through school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Wootton Park School?
- The headteacher of Wootton Park School is Mr Dan Rosser, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Wootton Park School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wootton Park School, 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 Wootton Park School?
- Wootton Park School has 1,670 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is Wootton Park School full?
- Wootton Park School has capacity for 1,260 pupils and 1,670 on roll (133%), 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 Wootton Park School a faith school?
- No. Wootton Park School has no designated religious character.
- Is Wootton Park School a selective school?
- No. Wootton Park School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Wootton Park School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Wootton Park School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Wootton Park School?
- Wootton Park School is part of WOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Wootton Park School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 76% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wootton Park School rank locally?
- Wootton Park School ranked 3rd of 22 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 84% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wootton Park School's absence rate?
- Wootton Park School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wootton Park School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wootton Park School'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.