Northampton Academy, Northampton

In 2026, pupils at Northampton Academy averaged an Attainment 8 score of 53.3, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.3 in West Northamptonshire and 47 across England.

62% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 46% in West Northamptonshire and 47% in England.

That is up from 52.1 in 2025.

Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was 0.87: pupils made well above average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.

Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 47.2, against 55.2 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 8 points.

Pupils sat GCSEs in 24 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, History and Business Studies.

For September 2026 entry, 459 families put Northampton Academy as their first choice and 1065 named it as one of their preferences, for 283 places offered. That is 1.6 first choices for every place. 195 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state secondary schools to Northampton Academy are Weston Favell Academy (0.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44.9); St Thomas Becket Catholic School (1.4 miles, Good, Attainment 8 41.5); Northampton School for Girls (1.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 59.2); and Northampton School (1.8 miles).

Northampton Academy's 2026 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Northampton Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.

Of the 292 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 88% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 50% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 1% into work.

Of the 117 students who left the sixth form in 2023/24, 79% went on to university or other higher education, 2% to apprenticeships and 10% into work. 41% went to one of the most selective third of universities.

37.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (39%), Black (19%) and Asian (10%).

In 2026, 203 pupils (11.9%) received SEN support and 52 (3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

The nearest railway station is Northampton Rail Station, about 3.4 miles away in a straight line.

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Shopping Centre, 140 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Northampton Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 342 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in West Northamptonshire (90), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Northampton Academy issued 158 suspensions, 9.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 5 permanent exclusions.

The primary schools closest to Northampton Academy are Lumbertubs Primary School (0.4 miles), Lings Primary School (0.5 miles), The Arbours Primary Academy (0.6 miles) and Standens Barn Primary School (0.6 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.