Largest Schools in West Northamptonshire (2025)
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Ranked by the Success Index (England) from official English data; 100 schools in West Northamptonshire, East Midlands. Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East Midlands.
- Primary Schools in West Northamptonshire
- Secondary Schools in West Northamptonshire
- State Schools in West Northamptonshire
- Academies & Free Schools in West Northamptonshire
- Independent Schools in West Northamptonshire
- Secondary Schools by Attainment 8 in West Northamptonshire
- Primary Schools by KS2 Results in West Northamptonshire
- Sixth Forms by A Level Results in West Northamptonshire
- 169The Duston SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 2,064
- 276Caroline Chisholm SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 2,049
- 390Northampton School for BoysNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,756
- 422Northampton International AcademyNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,754
- 573Northampton AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,712
- 682Wootton Park SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-throughPupils: 1,670
- 775Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,670
- 857Moulton School and Science CollegeNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,450
- 929Weston Favell AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,431
- 1034Kingsthorpe CollegeNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,415
- 1176Sponne SchoolTowcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,410
- 1263Campion SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,309
- 1342Abbeyfield SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,296
- 1450Magdalen College SchoolBrackley · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,293
- 1540Malcolm Arnold AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,278
- 1661Guilsborough AcademyNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,198
- 1731The Parker E-ACT AcademyDaventry · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,132
- 1850Elizabeth Woodville SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,124
- 1968Chenderit SchoolBanbury · Academy SecondaryPupils: 1,104
- 2026DSLV E-ACT AcademyDaventry · Academy All-throughPupils: 997
- 2137St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 912
- 2293Northampton SchoolNorthampton · Academy SecondaryPupils: 650
- 2377Bridgewater Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 650
- 2434Boothville Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 601
- 2551Moulton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 597
- 2666Ecton Brook Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 567
- 2730Delapre Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 539
- 2876Brixworth CofE VC Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 484
- 2914Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 471
- 3023Silverstone UTCTowcester · Academy SecondaryPupils: 463
- 3157Castle AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 455
- 3258East Hunsbury Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 453
- 3348Headlands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 450
- 3426Woodvale Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 449
- 3586Weston Favell CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 446
- 3666St James Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 445
- 3735Barry Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 441
- 3833Stimpson Avenue AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 440
- 3971Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 434
- 4035Spring Lane Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 434
- 4186Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy PrimaryPupils: 429
- 4230Northampton High School GDSTHardingstone · Independent All-throughPupils: 427
- 4338Hopping Hill Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 423
- 4465Bracken Leas Primary SchoolBrackley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 420
- 4593Preston Hedges Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 418
- 4690Parklands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 418
- 4777Duston Eldean Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 418
- 4874Woodland View Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 417
- 4952Whitehills Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 415
- 5042The Radstone Primary SchoolBrackley · Academy PrimaryPupils: 415
- 5192Pineham Barns Primary SchoolPineham Village · Academy PrimaryPupils: 413
- 5274Abington Vale Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 409
- 5332All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 402
- 5476Malcolm Arnold Preparatory SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 401
- 5527Lings Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 401
- 5621Kingsley Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 401
- 5757Ashby Fields Primary SchoolDaventry · Academy PrimaryPupils: 397
- 5876Quinton House SchoolUpton · Independent All-throughPupils: 392
- 5976St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 391
- 6033Upton Meadows Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 387
- 6168Cedar Road Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 383
- 6229Sunnyside Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 364
- 6330Hunsbury Park Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 354
- 6432Earl Spencer Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 352
- 6567Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 350
- 6657Kings Heath Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 350
- 6737Millway Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 343
- 6811E-ACT The Grange SchoolDaventry · Academy PrimaryPupils: 336
- 6985The Arbours Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 333
- 7055The Abbey Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 330
- 7155Standens Barn Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 327
- 7248Middleton Cheney Primary AcademyBanbury · Academy PrimaryPupils: 322
- 7363Roade Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 315
- 7459Wootton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 306
- 7593Buckton Fields Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 289
- 7642The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 282
- 7735St Andrew's Ceva Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 281
- 7861Towcester Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy PrimaryPupils: 267
- 7935Deanshanger Primary SchoolMilton Keynes · Academy PrimaryPupils: 257
- 8068Marie Weller Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy PrimaryPupils: 245
- 8197West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 239
- 8245Blackthorn Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 236
- 8338Falconer's Hill AcademyDaventry · Academy PrimaryPupils: 236
- 8476Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary SchoolDaventry · Academy PrimaryPupils: 234
- 8541Vernon Terrace Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 233
- 8636Hardingstone AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 230
- 8727Lyncrest Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 228
- 8837Thorplands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 226
- 8937Brackley Church of England Junior SchoolBRACKLEY · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 225
- 9085Silverstone Church of England Primary SchoolTowcester · Academy PrimaryPupils: 224
- 9147Queen Eleanor Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 223
- 9242Lumbertubs Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 222
- 9378Eastfield AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 221
- 9433Green Oaks Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 220
- 957Bosworth Independent SchoolSt. Georges Avenue · Independent SecondaryPupils: 220
- 9641St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy PrimaryPupils: 214
- 9746Woodford Halse Church of England Primary AcademyDaventry · Academy PrimaryPupils: 207
- 9859Overstone Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 205
- 9996John Hellins Primary SchoolTowcester · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 202
- 10032Kingsthorpe Village Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority PrimaryPupils: 202
| # | School | Sector | Pupils | Success Index (England) | Key result | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Duston School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 2,064 | 69.3 Top 50% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 2,064 |
| 2 | Caroline Chisholm School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 2,049 | 75.6 Top 25% | 50.4 Attainment 8 | 2,049 |
| 3 | Northampton School for Boys Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,756 | 89.7 Top 10% | 58.2 Attainment 8 | 1,756 |
| 4 | Northampton International Academy Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–18 | Academy | 1,754 | 22.0 Lower 50% | 36.4 Attainment 8 | 1,754 |
| 5 | Northampton Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,712 | 73.0 Top 25% | 52.1 Attainment 8 | 1,712 |
| 6 | Wootton Park School Northampton · All-through · Ages 4–19 | Academy | 1,670 | 81.6 Top 25% | 53.6 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 7 | Northampton School for Girls Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,670 | 74.6 Top 25% | 54.9 Attainment 8 | 1,670 |
| 8 | Moulton School and Science College Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,450 | 56.7 Top 50% | 46.1 Attainment 8 | 1,450 |
| 9 | Weston Favell Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,431 | 29.4 Lower 50% | 41.8 Attainment 8 | 1,431 |
| 10 | Kingsthorpe College Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,415 | 33.7 Lower 50% | 39.6 Attainment 8 | 1,415 |
| 11 | Sponne School Towcester · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,410 | 76.2 Top 25% | 52.0 Attainment 8 | 1,410 |
| 12 | Campion School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,309 | 63.4 Top 50% | 46.2 Attainment 8 | 1,309 |
| 13 | Abbeyfield School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,296 | 41.5 Lower 50% | 44.0 Attainment 8 | 1,296 |
| 14 | Magdalen College School Brackley · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,293 | 49.6 Top 50% | 44.2 Attainment 8 | 1,293 |
| 15 | Malcolm Arnold Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,278 | 39.7 Lower 50% | 41.4 Attainment 8 | 1,278 |
| 16 | Guilsborough Academy Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,198 | 61.1 Top 50% | 46.6 Attainment 8 | 1,198 |
| 17 | The Parker E-ACT Academy Daventry · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,132 | 31.1 Lower 50% | 38.9 Attainment 8 | 1,132 |
| 18 | Elizabeth Woodville School Milton Keynes · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,124 | 49.5 Top 50% | 44.9 Attainment 8 | 1,124 |
| 19 | Chenderit School Banbury · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 1,104 | 68.2 Top 50% | 50.0 Attainment 8 | 1,104 |
| 20 | DSLV E-ACT Academy Daventry · All-through · Ages 3–18 | Academy | 997 | 25.5 Lower 50% | 37.2 Attainment 8 | 997 |
| 21 | St Thomas Becket Catholic School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–18 | Academy | 912 | 36.5 Lower 50% | 38.7 Attainment 8 | 912 |
| 22 | Northampton School Northampton · Secondary · Ages 11–16 | Academy | 650 | 93.1 Top 5% | 10.5% Free school meals | 650 |
| 23 | Bridgewater Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 650 | 76.7 Top 25% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 650 |
| 24 | Boothville Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 601 | 33.8 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 601 |
| 25 | Moulton Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 597 | 51.4 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 597 |
| 26 | Ecton Brook Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 567 | 66.0 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 567 |
| 27 | Delapre Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 539 | 30.0 Lower 50% | 49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 539 |
| 28 | Brixworth CofE VC Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 484 | 75.5 Top 25% | 76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 484 |
| 29 | Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 471 | 14.1 Lower 50% | 42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 471 |
| 30 | Silverstone UTC Towcester · Secondary · Ages 14–19 | Academy | 463 | 22.5 Lower 50% | 31.1 Attainment 8 | 463 |
| 31 | Castle Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 455 | 56.5 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 455 |
| 32 | East Hunsbury Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 453 | 57.7 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 453 |
| 33 | Headlands Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 450 | 48.1 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 450 |
| 34 | Woodvale Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 449 | 25.6 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 449 |
| 35 | Weston Favell CofE Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 446 | 86.4 Top 10% | 80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 446 |
| 36 | St James Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 445 | 65.5 Top 50% | 69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 445 |
| 37 | Barry Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 441 | 35.4 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 441 |
| 38 | Stimpson Avenue Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 440 | 33.0 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 440 |
| 39 | Simon de Senlis Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 434 | 70.6 Top 25% | 67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 40 | Spring Lane Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 434 | 35.4 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 434 |
| 41 | Nicholas Hawksmoor Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 429 | 86.3 Top 10% | 79% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 429 |
| 42 | Northampton High School GDST Hardingstone · All-through · Ages 2–18 | Independent | 427 | 29.5 Lower 50% | 38.5 Attainment 8 | 427 |
| 43 | Hopping Hill Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 423 | 38.2 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 423 |
| 44 | Bracken Leas Primary School Brackley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 420 | 64.9 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 420 |
| 45 | Preston Hedges Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 418 | 92.6 Top 5% | 81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 46 | Parklands Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 418 | 90.4 Top 10% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 47 | Duston Eldean Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 418 | 77.3 Top 25% | 77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 418 |
| 48 | Woodland View Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 417 | 73.5 Top 25% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 417 |
| 49 | Whitehills Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 415 | 52.1 Top 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 50 | The Radstone Primary School Brackley · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 415 | 41.5 Lower 50% | 58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 415 |
| 51 | Pineham Barns Primary School Pineham Village · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 413 | 91.7 Top 5% | 87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 413 |
| 52 | Abington Vale Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 409 | 73.5 Top 25% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 409 |
| 53 | All Saints CofE VA Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 402 | 32.3 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 402 |
| 54 | Malcolm Arnold Preparatory School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 401 | 76.1 Top 25% | 75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 55 | Lings Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 401 | 26.7 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 56 | Kingsley Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 401 | 21.4 Lower 50% | 51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 401 |
| 57 | Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 397 | 57.3 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 397 |
| 58 | Quinton House School Upton · All-through · Ages 2–19 | Independent | 392 | 76.3 Top 25% | 56.6 Attainment 8 | 392 |
| 59 | St Luke's Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 391 | 75.5 Top 25% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 391 |
| 60 | Upton Meadows Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 387 | 32.5 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 387 |
| 61 | Cedar Road Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 383 | 68.0 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 383 |
| 62 | Sunnyside Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 364 | 29.1 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 364 |
| 63 | Hunsbury Park Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 354 | 29.7 Lower 50% | – | 354 |
| 64 | Earl Spencer Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 352 | 32.2 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 352 |
| 65 | Briar Hill Primary School & Nursery Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 350 | 66.6 Top 50% | 73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 66 | Kings Heath Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 350 | 56.9 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 350 |
| 67 | Millway Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 343 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 343 |
| 68 | E-ACT The Grange School Daventry · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 336 | 10.9 Lower 50% | 33% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 336 |
| 69 | The Arbours Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 333 | 84.5 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 333 |
| 70 | The Abbey Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 330 | 54.6 Top 50% | 72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 330 |
| 71 | Standens Barn Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 327 | 54.8 Top 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 327 |
| 72 | Middleton Cheney Primary Academy Banbury · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 322 | 48.3 Lower 50% | 61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 322 |
| 73 | Roade Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 315 | 62.7 Top 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 315 |
| 74 | Wootton Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 306 | 59.0 Top 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 306 |
| 75 | Buckton Fields Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 289 | 92.5 Top 5% | – | 289 |
| 76 | The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 282 | 41.9 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 282 |
| 77 | St Andrew's Ceva Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 281 | 34.7 Lower 50% | 60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 281 |
| 78 | Towcester Church of England Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 267 | 61.1 Top 50% | 71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 267 |
| 79 | Deanshanger Primary School Milton Keynes · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 257 | 35.2 Lower 50% | 57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 257 |
| 80 | Marie Weller Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 245 | 67.6 Top 50% | – | 245 |
| 81 | West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Local authority | 239 | 96.8 Top 5% | 86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 239 |
| 82 | Blackthorn Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Academy | 236 | 45.0 Lower 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 83 | Falconer's Hill Academy Daventry · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Academy | 236 | 37.9 Lower 50% | 54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 236 |
| 84 | Monksmoor Park Church of England Primary School Daventry · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 234 | 76.4 Top 25% | – | 234 |
| 85 | Vernon Terrace Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 233 | 41.4 Lower 50% | 59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 233 |
| 86 | Hardingstone Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 0–11 | Academy | 230 | 35.8 Lower 50% | 56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 230 |
| 87 | Lyncrest Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Local authority | 228 | 27.4 Lower 50% | 45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 228 |
| 88 | Thorplands Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 226 | 36.8 Lower 50% | 68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 226 |
| 89 | Brackley Church of England Junior School BRACKLEY · Primary · Ages 7–11 | Local authority | 225 | 36.5 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 225 |
| 90 | Silverstone Church of England Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 5–11 | Academy | 224 | 85.2 Top 10% | 83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 224 |
| 91 | Queen Eleanor Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 223 | 46.5 Lower 50% | 66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 223 |
| 92 | Lumbertubs Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 222 | 42.1 Lower 50% | 70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 222 |
| 93 | Eastfield Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 221 | 77.5 Top 25% | 82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 221 |
| 94 | Green Oaks Primary Academy Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 220 | 33.3 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 220 |
| 95 | Bosworth Independent School St. Georges Avenue · Secondary · Ages 11–22 | Independent | 220 | 7.0 Lower 50% | 8.5 Attainment 8 | 220 |
| 96 | St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 3–11 | Academy | 214 | 40.7 Lower 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 214 |
| 97 | Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy Daventry · Primary · Ages 2–11 | Academy | 207 | 46.0 Lower 50% | 62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 207 |
| 98 | Overstone Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 205 | 59.3 Top 50% | 63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 205 |
| 99 | John Hellins Primary School Towcester · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 202 | 96.2 Top 5% | 93% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
| 100 | Kingsthorpe Village Primary School Northampton · Primary · Ages 4–11 | Local authority | 202 | 31.8 Lower 50% | 53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) | 202 |
The Duston School in Northampton leads the 2025 list of largest schools in West Northamptonshire with Pupils 2,064. Of the 100 schools shown, 75 are academy, 22 are local authority, 3 are independent.
For the full picture see the wider East Midlands largest schools league table, every school on the West Northamptonshire page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.
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What is the best largest school in West Northamptonshire?
The Duston School in Northampton, East Midlands ranks first among largest schools in West Northamptonshire with Pupils 2,064 (Pupils on roll: 2,064).
How are largest schools in West Northamptonshire ranked?
Schools with the most pupils on roll. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (England) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.
Are these 2025 rankings official?
No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official English data (DfE – Get Information About Schools; DfE – Compare school and college performance). Independent schools rarely appear in the performance tables, so most receive no attainment components and no score.