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Schools in Northampton

Northampton has 141 schools listed on OfferDay. Its schools fall under West Northamptonshire and North Northamptonshire.

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About schools in Northampton

Northampton lists 141 schools, most of them primary schools. Its twelve secondary schools are where families compare options once a child finishes primary. The area also has four all-through schools, which teach every age from the early years to school-leaving age on one site.

Ofsted inspects every school listed here. Its newer reports judge a school across several areas rather than giving one overall grade, while older reports still carry the previous single grade, so read the framework and the date on each page before you set two schools side by side. Where results have been published you will also find key stage 2 scores for the primary schools and Attainment 8 for the secondary schools. An inspection or a results table captures a school at one past moment, so use this page to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

Key stage 2, 2024/25
64%
of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, across the 102 schools with published results
Key stage 4, 2024/25
45.5
average Attainment 8 score, across the 19 schools with published results

Nursery schools5

Primary schools101

The figure beside a school is the share of its pupils who reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

Secondary schools12

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

All-through schools4

The figure beside a school is its average Attainment 8 score (out of 90) in 2024/25.

Sixth forms and colleges2

Special schools and alternative provision14

Independent schools2

Other establishments1

Common questions about schools in Northampton

How many schools does Northampton have?
OfferDay lists 141 schools in Northampton, including 101 primary schools and 14 special and alternative provision schools.
Who inspects schools in Northampton?
Every school in Northampton is inspected by Ofsted. Newer reports grade several areas of a school separately on a report card, while older reports carry a single overall grade, so check the framework and the date on each page before you compare two schools.
How are schools in Northampton ranked?
OfferDay ranks schools in Northampton where the Department for Education has published results, by key stage 2 scores for primary schools and Attainment 8 for secondary schools. The ranking links are near the top of this page. A results table only captures one part of a school, so use it to draw up a shortlist and then visit.

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. Information on this page was last updated on 24 July 2026.