Progress Schools - Thrapston
Cedar Drive, Thrapston, NN14 4LZ
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Francesca Huber
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 60
- Pupils on roll
- 38
- URN
- 147697
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01832777089
About this school
Progress Schools - Thrapston is an independent school in North Northamptonshire. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 38 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Progress Schools - Thrapston under its current framework. 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
Progress Schools - Thrapston has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2020, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 10 | 18 | 16 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | 0% | 6.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | 0.2 | 0.3 |
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 Progress Schools - Thrapston has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 38.4 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 3.9 | 36.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 5.6 | 36.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 24 |
| 2023/24 | 13 |
| 2024/25 | 46 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 2
- Pupils on SEN support
- 29
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chelveston Road School6.1 miles
Free Schools · Higham Ferrers
-
Kingsley Special Academy6.8 miles
Academies · Kettering
-
Oundle School6.8 miles
Independent schools · Northamptonshire
-
Laxton Junior School7.0 miles
Independent schools
-
Isebrook School7.2 miles
Academies · Kettering
Common questions
- What year groups does Progress Schools - Thrapston teach?
- Progress Schools - Thrapston teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is an independent school in North Northamptonshire.
- Who is the headteacher of Progress Schools - Thrapston?
- The headteacher of Progress Schools - Thrapston is Ms Francesca Huber, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Progress Schools - Thrapston been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Progress Schools - Thrapston under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Progress Schools - Thrapston?
- Progress Schools - Thrapston has 38 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Progress Schools - Thrapston full?
- Progress Schools - Thrapston has capacity for 60 pupils and 38 on roll (63%), 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 Progress Schools - Thrapston a faith school?
- No. Progress Schools - Thrapston has no designated religious character.
- Is Progress Schools - Thrapston a selective school?
- No. Progress Schools - Thrapston is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Progress Schools - Thrapston's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 3.9 in 2023/24 and 5.6 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Progress Schools - Thrapston's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Progress Schools - Thrapston'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 24 July 2026.