Northampton International Academy, Northampton

Inadequate
All-through
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 418

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Martin Serrao
Pupils:1,754 / 2,220 capacity
LA:West Northamptonshire
Phone:01604212811
Address:Barrack Road, Northampton, NN1 1AA
Trust:EAST MIDLANDS ACADEMY TRUST
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2016

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 2 years ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Good

Sixth Form

Inspected 8 October 2024View full report
URN:142485
UKPRN:10056982
Constituency:Northampton North
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Inadequate at its January 2022 inspection — down from Good.

Areas Ofsted flagged

Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Behaviour & attitudes (Inadequate), Personal development (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Inadequate), Early years (Requires Improvement), Sixth form (Requires Improvement).

A plain-English summary of the full inspection report is coming soon.

At a Glance

26.5%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

Yes

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

41 responses
Would recommend56%
Child is happy73%
Well taught76%
Good progress61%
Feels safe76%
Well behaved68%
Bullying dealt with22%
Kept informed54%
Handles concerns59%
Wider development59%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+1ppMaths-7ppWriting-6pp

Reading has remained stable at around 65%. Maths has declined from 68% to 61%. Writing has declined from 69% to 63%.

Class Sizes

25.2

Avg class size

23.8

Infant (KS1)

28.0

KS2

55

Total classes

3 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

NIA Academy (o/s)
70m · 1 min walk
Marriott Street (adj)
234m · 4 min walk
Gala Casino (adj)
375m · 6 min walk
Arundel Street (adj)
378m · 6 min walk
Lower Hester Street (adj)
391m · 6 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

79%

Available places

1,754 pupils

2,220 capacity

466 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Northampton

Medium pressure
New homes approved:5,421
Projected new pupils:976

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Northampton

Admissions Demand - West Northamptonshire

Low demand0.93x oversubscription

Places available

5,079

Applications

4,699

Got 1st preference

77.2%

Got preferred school

95.4%

Secondary admissions across West Northamptonshire (2025/26)

Inspection History(6)

8 October 2024
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
Sixth FormGood
13 September 2022
31 January 2022
InadequateReport
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesInadequate
Personal DevelopmentRequires Improvement
Leadership & ManagementInadequate
Early YearsRequires Improvement
Sixth FormRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

8.57041%

Overall absence

25.63307%

Persistent absence

1,935

Enrolments

Authorised4.07447%
Unauthorised4.49593%
Persistent (10%+)25.63307%
Severe (50%+)6.51163%

Absence trend

5.08097%
18/19
5.07761%
20/21
10.18119%
21/22
10.54298%
22/23
9.22883%
23/24
8.57041%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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