UK Schools
Northampton Academy
Northampton Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Northampton, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 1,712 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted rated it Outstanding at its last graded inspection in March 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 52.1 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 9 holidays and 8 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Northampton Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Northampton Academy.
- 1 Teacher Training Day
- 2 Teacher Training Day
- 3 Academy Opens for All Students
- 24 Academy Closes
- 3 Academy Opens for All Students
- 27 Academy Closes
- 28 Teacher Training Day
- 1 Teacher Training Day
- 2 Academy Opens for All Students
- 19 Academy Closes
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–4 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Teacher Training Day
- 6 Teacher Training Day
- 7 Academy Opens for All Students
- 13 Academy Closes
- 23 Academy Opens for All Students
- 27 Academy Closes
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Teacher Training Day
- 14 Academy Opens for All Students
- 4 Academy Closed for Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 5 Academy Opens for All Students
- 22 Academy Closes
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Academy Opens for All Students
- 17 Academy Closes
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 20 Teacher Training Day
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Academy Opens for All Students Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Academy Closes Oct 24, 2025 Event
- Academy Opens for All Students Nov 3, 2025 Event
- Academy Closes Nov 27, 2025 Event
- Teacher Training Day Nov 28, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher Training Day Dec 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Academy Opens for All Students Dec 2, 2025 Event
- Academy Closes Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Teacher Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Teacher Training Day Jan 6, 2026 Inset Day
- Academy Opens for All Students Jan 7, 2026 Event
- Academy Closes Feb 13, 2026 Event
- Academy Opens for All Students Feb 23, 2026 Event
- Academy Closes Mar 27, 2026 Event
- Teacher Training Day Apr 13, 2026 Inset Day
- Academy Opens for All Students Apr 14, 2026 Event
- Academy Closed for Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Academy Opens for All Students May 5, 2026 Event
- Academy Closes May 22, 2026 Event
- Academy Opens for All Students Jun 1, 2026 Event
- Academy Closes Jul 17, 2026 Event
- Teacher Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 4, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 28, 2026 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 18, 2026 - Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Northampton Academy with West Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 52.1 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 40.28 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
Attendance 17.7% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
What pupils do after GCSEs 94% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
What students do after 16 to 18 study 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
This school West Northamptonshire Council England
About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Northampton Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Northampton Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.