West Northamptonshire school rankings
Explore GCSE and A-Level results, entries and published grade rates.
GCSE rankings
Latest imported year: 2025/26. Links to all 39 schools with GCSE records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by Grade 7+, then Grade 8+, then Grade 9, highest first. At least 200 known entries, 90% coverage, official Attainment 8 of at least 50 and English & maths 5+ of at least 50%, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (8)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 8+ | Grade 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quinton House School | Selective | Independent | 407 | 43.5% | 30.6% | 17.8% |
| 2 | Northampton School for Girls | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,289 | 39.4% | 23.2% | 9.5% |
| 3 | Northampton School for Boys | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,016 | 32.7% | 19.7% | 8.5% |
| 4 | Wootton Park School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,409 | 28.3% | 12.9% | 4.0% |
| 5 | Caroline Chisholm School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,263 | 26.6% | 13.7% | 4.3% |
| 6 | Northampton Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2,359 | 26.4% | 13.4% | 5.3% |
| 7 | Sponne School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,799 | 23.2% | 10.7% | 4.2% |
| 8 | Chenderit School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 1,444 | 20.1% | 10.1% | 2.3% |
Not ranked (31)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbeyfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Billing Brook Special School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Bosworth Independent School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Cambian Northampton School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Cambian Potterspury Lodge School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Campion School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| DSLV E-ACT Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Elizabeth Woodville School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Guilsborough Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Kingsthorpe College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Magdalen College School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Moulton School and Science College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Northampton High School GDST | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Northampton International Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Northgate School Academy Trust | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| On Track Education Northampton | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| On Track Education Silverstone | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton Campus | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Overstone Park School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Pitsford School | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Progress Schools - Northamptonshire | Selective | Independent | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Purple Oaks Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Silverstone UTC | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Andrew's College | Selective | Independent | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; No calculable published rate; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Duston School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Gateway School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year; Fewer than 200 known entries; Published coverage below 90%; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Gateway School | Not applicable | State-funded | 2025/26 | Fewer than 200 known entries; Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| The Parker E-ACT Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
| Weston Favell Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2025/26 | Official Attainment 8 below 50; Official English & maths 5+ below 50% |
A-Level rankings
Latest imported year: 2024/25. Links to all 28 schools with A-Level records in this source area, including unranked and historical records.
Ranked by A*–B, then A*–A, then A*, highest first. At least 60 known entries, 80% coverage, no unknown entry totals and a calculable rate are required. Policy entry-coverage-ks4-v1. Read the methodology.
Independent schools are shown as Selective here because they set their own admissions criteria; this site convention does not confirm academic entrance tests. School sectors and other admissions labels follow the GIAS register snapshot of 18 October 2026, not necessarily the exam year. Post-16 admissions identifies a standalone post-16 provider; GIAS’s school-level policy cannot establish its entry requirements. Non-Selective refers to the main school intake and does not rule out partial selection or sixth-form entry requirements. Classification sources.
Ranked schools (18)
| Rank | School | Admissions | School sector | Entries | A*–B | A*–A | A* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 295 | 68.2% | 36.7% | 13.3% |
| 2 | Northampton School for Boys | Non-Selective | State-funded | 788 | 66.6% | 36.4% | 14.5% |
| 3 | The Duston School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 267 | 61.8% | 31.3% | 11.6% |
| 4 | Caroline Chisholm School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 421 | 53.9% | 21.2% | 5.4% |
| 5 | Campion School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 193 | 51.1% | 27.5% | 9.3% |
| 6 | Guilsborough Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 265 | 51.0% | 24.5% | 7.8% |
| 7 | Sponne School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 348 | 48.2% | 18.2% | 7.4% |
| 8 | Wootton Park School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 310 | 48.0% | 19.7% | 6.6% |
| 9 | Northampton School for Girls | Non-Selective | State-funded | 395 | 45.3% | 18.7% | 5.0% |
| 10 | Moulton School and Science College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 241 | 40.2% | 14.2% | 3.7% |
| 11 | Kingsthorpe College | Non-Selective | State-funded | 144 | 38.1% | 7.9% | 1.4% |
| 12 | Chenderit School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 232 | 37.1% | 13.7% | 4.1% |
| 13 | Bosworth Independent School | Selective | Independent | 140 | 35.9% | 17.9% | 6.8% |
| 14 | Magdalen College School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 220 | 31.7% | 8.4% | 1.0% |
| 15 | Weston Favell Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 89 | 26.0% | 9.1% | 5.2% |
| 16 | Abbeyfield School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 111 | 25.5% | 6.6% | 0.9% |
| 17 | The Parker E-ACT Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 132 | 21.9% | 2.6% | 0.0% |
| 18 | Silverstone UTC | Non-Selective | State-funded | 80 | 13.9% | 5.1% | 1.3% |
Not ranked (10)
| School | Admissions | School sector | Latest held | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DSLV E-ACT Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Elizabeth Woodville School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Malcolm Arnold Academy | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Moulton College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |
| Northampton College | Post-16 admissions | Not recorded | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80%; No calculable published rate |
| Northampton High School GDST | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |
| Northampton International Academy | Not recorded | State-funded | 2023/24 | No results in the latest imported year |
| Pitsford School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| Quinton House School | Selective | Independent | 2024/25 | Fewer than 60 known entries; Published coverage below 80% |
| St Thomas Becket Catholic School | Non-Selective | State-funded | 2024/25 | Published coverage below 80% |