Hospital and Outreach Education
Delapre Learning Centre, Alton St, Off Main Rd, Northampton, NN4 8EN
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy alternative provision converter
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE SKYLARK TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr James Shryane
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Hospital and Outreach Education
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 7
- URN
- 144685
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604662250
About this school
Hospital and Outreach Education is a special academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 7 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hospital and Outreach Education, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Hospital and Outreach Education has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6 |
| 2023/24 | 5 |
| 2024/25 | 7 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 33.33%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
Location
Nearby schools
-
University of Northampton0.8 miles
Universities · Northampton
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WiEducate LTD1.0 miles
Other types · Northampton
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New Horizons Academy1.0 miles
Free Schools · Northampton
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Progress Schools - Northamptonshire1.1 miles
Special schools
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Hampton Bridge School1.4 miles
Special 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
- 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
Recorded changes at this school
- Trust changed from THE SKYLARK PARTNERSHIP to THE SKYLARK TRUST recorded 15 Jul 2026
Common questions
- What ages does Hospital and Outreach Education teach?
- Hospital and Outreach Education teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hospital and Outreach Education?
- The headteacher of Hospital and Outreach Education is Mr James Shryane, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hospital and Outreach Education been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hospital and Outreach Education, 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 Hospital and Outreach Education?
- Hospital and Outreach Education has 7 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Hospital and Outreach Education full?
- Hospital and Outreach Education has capacity for 150 pupils and 7 on roll (5%), 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 Hospital and Outreach Education a faith school?
- No. Hospital and Outreach Education has no designated religious character.
- Is Hospital and Outreach Education part of an academy trust?
- Hospital and Outreach Education is part of THE SKYLARK TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Hospital and Outreach Education publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hospital and Outreach Education. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 15 July 2026.