Purple Oaks Academy
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 7RR
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 3 to 18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Merushka Hansraj
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Northampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- URN
- 144759
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01604434471
About this school
Purple Oaks Academy is a special academy in Northampton. It teaches children aged 3 to 18 and has 131 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Purple Oaks Academy, 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
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 10 | 8 | 4 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 13% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 13% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 94.0 | 101.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 86.0 | 90.0 | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Attainment 8 score | 2.6 | 4.1 | 0.4 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.50 -2.42 to -0.58 | -1.88 -2.76 to -1.01 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 18.2% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 18.2% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 |
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 Purple Oaks 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 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 60.9% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 60.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | West Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 2.6 | 36.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 4.1 | 36.8 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 0.4 | 35.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 116 |
| 2023/24 | 119 |
| 2024/25 | 121 |
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
- 20.7%
- Overall absence
- 8.94%
- Persistent absence
- 22.94%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Cambian Northampton School0.7 miles
Special schools
-
Northgate School Academy Trust0.8 miles
Academies · Northampton
-
Fairfields School0.9 miles
Special schools · Northampton
-
Bosworth Independent School1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Hampton Bridge School1.3 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
- 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
- The CE Academy Academies
- The Gateway School Academies
Common questions
- What ages does Purple Oaks Academy teach?
- Purple Oaks Academy teaches children aged 3 to 18. It is a special school in Northampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Purple Oaks Academy?
- The headteacher of Purple Oaks Academy is Mrs Merushka Hansraj, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Purple Oaks Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Purple Oaks 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 many pupils are at Purple Oaks Academy?
- Purple Oaks Academy has 131 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 18.
- Is Purple Oaks Academy full?
- Purple Oaks Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 131 on roll (131%), 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 Purple Oaks Academy a faith school?
- No. Purple Oaks Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Purple Oaks Academy part of an academy trust?
- Purple Oaks Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Purple Oaks Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Purple Oaks Academy's absence rate?
- Purple Oaks Academy's overall absence rate is 8.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Purple Oaks Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Purple Oaks 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 10 July 2026.