UK Schools
Northampton School
Northampton School is a mixed secondary free school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire Council, teaching 650 pupils aged 11 to 16. The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Northampton School.
- 1 Training Day
- 2 Training Day
- 3 Term 1 starts (Year 7 only)
- 3–30 Autumn Term
- 4 Term 1 starts (All pupils)
- 1–24 Autumn Term
- 20 Training Day (Years 7/9)
- 24 Term 1 ends
- 24 Training Day (Year 8 only)
- 25–31 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 1–2 Autumn Half Term Holiday
- 3 Term 2 starts
- 3–30 Continuation of Autumn Term
- 1–19 Continuation of Autumn Term
- 19 Term 2 ends
- 20–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–5 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Training Day
- 6 Term 3 starts
- 6–31 Spring Term (Part 1)
- 1–13 Spring Term (Part 1)
- 13 Term 3 ends
- 14–22 Spring Half Term Holiday
- 23 Term 4 starts
- 23–28 Spring Term (Part 2)
- 1–27 Spring Term (Part 2)
- 27 Term 4 ends
- 28–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–12 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday Bank Holiday
- 6 Easter Monday Bank Holiday
- 13 Term 5 starts
- 13–30 Summer Term (Part 1)
- 1–22 Summer Term (Part 1)
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Term 5 ends
- 23–31 Summer Half Term Holiday
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Term 6 starts
- 1–30 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 26 Training Day
- 1–17 Summer Term (Part 2)
- 17 Term 6 ends
- 18–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Term 1 starts (Year 7 only) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Term 1 starts (All pupils) Sep 4, 2025 Term
- Term 1 ends Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Term 2 starts Nov 3, 2025 Term
- Term 2 ends Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Term 3 starts Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Term 3 ends Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Term 4 starts Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Term 4 ends Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Term 5 starts Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Term 5 ends May 22, 2026 Term
- Term 6 starts Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Term 6 ends Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Bank Holiday Apr 3, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Monday Bank Holiday 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
- Autumn Term Sep 3 - Oct 24, 2025 Term
- Autumn Half Term Holiday Oct 25 - Nov 2, 2025 Holiday
- Continuation of Autumn Term Nov 3 - Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 20, 2025 - Jan 5, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Part 1) Jan 6 - Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Half Term Holiday Feb 14 - Feb 22, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Term (Part 2) Feb 23 - Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 28 - Apr 12, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 1) Apr 13 - May 22, 2026 Term
- Summer Half Term Holiday May 23 - May 31, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term (Part 2) Jun 1 - Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Summer Holiday Jul 18 - Sep 2, 2026 Holiday
- Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day (Years 7/9) Oct 20, 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day (Year 8 only) Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Training Day Jun 26, 2026 Inset Day
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Northampton School with West Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 0 Pupils in the year group
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
Attendance 9.3% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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 School. 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 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.