UK Schools
Northampton School for Girls
Northampton School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Northampton, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 1,670 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Strong standard at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 54.9 (England 46.1). Its 2025–2026 calendar lists 9 holidays and 5 INSET days.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Northampton School for Girls.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Northampton School for Girls.
- 1 Teacher training day
- 2 Teacher training day
- 3 School begins for students
- 24 School closes for students
- 3 School begins for students
- 21 Teacher training day (disaggregated)
- 24 Teacher training day (disaggregated)
- 19 School closes for students
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Teacher training day
- 6 School begins for students
- 13 School closes for students
- 23 School begins for students
- 27 School closes for students
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 School begins for students
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 School closes for students
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 School begins for students
- 20 School closes for students
- 21–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher training day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher training day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- School begins for students Sep 3, 2025 Event
- School closes for students Oct 24, 2025 Event
- School begins for students Nov 3, 2025 Event
- Teacher training day (disaggregated) Nov 21, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher training day (disaggregated) Nov 24, 2025 Inset Day
- School closes for students Dec 19, 2025 Event
- Teacher training day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- School begins for students Jan 6, 2026 Event
- School closes for students Feb 13, 2026 Event
- School begins for students Feb 23, 2026 Event
- School closes for students Mar 27, 2026 Event
- School begins for students Apr 13, 2026 Event
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- School closes for students May 22, 2026 Event
- School begins for students Jun 1, 2026 Event
- School closes for students Jul 20, 2026 Event
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 21, 2026 - Sep 1, 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 School for Girls with West Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 54.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 32.65 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 13.6% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 95% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 87% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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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 School for Girls. 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 School for Girls 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.