Schools in North Northamptonshire
154 schools across 14 towns
Based on the most recent published single-word Ofsted grades. Ofsted stopped issuing overall grades (Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate) in September 2024, so schools inspected more recently — under Ofsted’s report cards — may not have one. Figures cover the 68 of 154 schools here that have a published grade.
North Northamptonshire has 154 schools across 14 towns — 111 primary, 20 secondary, educating around 58,023 pupils. 90% of schools with a published Ofsted grade are rated Good or Outstanding (61 of 68). There are currently 41 open teaching jobs in North Northamptonshire. Browse schools by town, compare Ofsted ratings and exam results, and find teaching jobs across North Northamptonshire.
North Northamptonshirelocal authority guide — teacher pay, ratios & spending →School spending in North Northamptonshire
Gross expenditure per pupil — LA-maintained schools (2024-25).
Source: DfE “LA and school expenditure” (Consistent Financial Reporting), 2024-25, under the Open Government Licence. Covers council-maintained schools; academies report separately.
Top-performing schools in North Northamptonshire
Ranked on the latest DfE results. Higher is better.
By Attainment 8 — average GCSE score
- 1Bishop Stopford School58.7Attainment 8
- 2Brooke Weston Academy50.5Attainment 8
- 3Sir Christopher Hatton Academy50.2Attainment 8
- 4Prince William School48.9Attainment 8
- 5Southfield School for Girls46.8Attainment 8
Source: DfE performance tables, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Towns in North Northamptonshire
Select a town to browse its schools and Ofsted ratings
Corby
Great Oakley
Hackney
Higham Ferrers
Irthlingborough
Kettering
Market Harborough
North Northamptonshire
Northampton
Oundle
Peterborough
Rushden
Wellingborough
WELLINGBOROUGH
Outstanding Schools in North Northamptonshire
Schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
Kettering, North Northamptonshire· NN15 6HY
470 pupils
KS2: 85% met expected standard
Trust: THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
Kingsley Special Academy
Kettering, North Northamptonshire· NN15 5DP
163 pupils
KS2: 0% met expected standard
Trust: KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION
Wren Spinney School
Kettering, North Northamptonshire· NN15 7LB
97 pupils
Trust: CREATING TOMORROW MULTI ACADEMY TRUST