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Schools in Northampton, East Midlands (2025)

119 schools · 50,656 students · 73 academy, 44 local authority, 2 independent · median Pupils on roll 289.

Northampton, in East Midlands, has 119 schools in England's 2025 data, together educating about 50,656 students. By level there are 101 primary, 12 secondary, 6 all-through; by sector 73 academy, 44 local authority, 2 independent.

The median Pupils on roll across Northampton's schools is 289, above the East Midlands median of 231. Number of pupils in the latest school census.

112 of the 119 schools qualify for the Success Index (England). The highest-scoring is Hartwell Primary School (98.3, top 5% of primary schools nationally), followed by West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary School (96.8, top 5% of primary schools nationally), and Northampton School (93.1, top 5% of secondary schools nationally). 15 schools sit in the top 10% of England for their type. Scores are percentiles within school type, so compare a primary school with other primary schools.

The largest schools are The Duston School (2,064 students), Caroline Chisholm School (2,049 students), Northampton School for Boys (1,756 students). 2 schools are single-sex.

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Ranked schools in Northampton

Ordered by Success Index (England). Rank positions shown on each profile are within England and East Midlands.

  1. 1
    98
    Hartwell Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary96% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 200 students
  2. 2
    97
    West Haddon Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary86% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 239 students
  3. 3
    93
    Northampton SchoolNorthampton · Academy Secondary10.5% Free school meals · 650 students
  4. 4
    93
    Hackleton CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary94% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 183 students
  5. 5
    93
    Preston Hedges Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary81% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
  6. 6
    93
    Buckton Fields Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary– · 289 students
  7. 7
    91
    Grendon Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 114 students
  8. 8
    91
    Yardley Hastings Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 104 students
  9. 9
    90
    Parklands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary87% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
  10. 10
    90
    Northampton School for BoysNorthampton · Academy Secondary58.2 Attainment 8 · 1,756 students
  11. 11
    90
    Blisworth Community Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 173 students
  12. 12
    87
    The Bliss Charity SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 177 students
  13. 13
    86
    Weston Favell CofE Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary80% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 446 students
  14. 14
    86
    Long Buckby Infant SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary– · 119 students
  15. 15
    85
    The Arbours Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 333 students
  16. 16
    84
    East Haddon Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 81 students
  17. 17
    82
    Wootton Park SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-through53.6 Attainment 8 · 1,670 students
  18. 18
    78
    Kislingbury Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 111 students
  19. 19
    78
    Maidwell Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 67 students
  20. 20
    78
    Eastfield AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary82% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 221 students
  21. 21
    77
    Duston Eldean Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary77% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 418 students
  22. 22
    77
    Bridgewater Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 650 students
  23. 23
    76
    Malcolm Arnold Preparatory SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary75% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 401 students
  24. 24
    76
    Caroline Chisholm SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-through50.4 Attainment 8 · 2,049 students
  25. 25
    76
    Brixworth CofE VC Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary76% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 484 students
  26. 26
    76
    St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 391 students
  27. 27
    75
    Northampton School for GirlsNorthampton · Academy Secondary54.9 Attainment 8 · 1,670 students
  28. 28
    74
    Earls Barton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary– · 454 students
  29. 29
    74
    Abington Vale Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary83% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 409 students
  30. 30
    74
    Woodland View Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 417 students
  31. 31
    73
    Pitsford Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 67 students
  32. 32
    73
    The Bramptons Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary92% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 94 students
  33. 33
    73
    Northampton AcademyNorthampton · Academy Secondary52.1 Attainment 8 · 1,712 students
  34. 34
    71
    Harpole Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 186 students
  35. 35
    71
    Simon de Senlis Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
  36. 36
    69
    The Duston SchoolNorthampton · Academy All-through50.0 Attainment 8 · 2,064 students
  37. 37
    68
    Cedar Road Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 383 students
  38. 38
    67
    Guilsborough Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 95 students
  39. 39
    67
    Briar Hill Primary School & NurseryNorthampton · Academy Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
  40. 40
    66
    Ecton Brook Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 567 students
  41. 41
    66
    St James Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 445 students
  42. 42
    65
    Walgrave Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 149 students
  43. 43
    63
    Campion SchoolNorthampton · Academy Secondary46.2 Attainment 8 · 1,309 students
  44. 44
    63
    Roade Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 315 students
  45. 45
    62
    Long Buckby Junior SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary74% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 181 students
  46. 46
    61
    Cogenhoe Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary67% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 191 students
  47. 47
    61
    Guilsborough AcademyNorthampton · Academy Secondary46.6 Attainment 8 · 1,198 students
  48. 48
    59
    Overstone Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 205 students
  49. 49
    59
    Wootton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 306 students
  50. 50
    58
    East Hunsbury Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 453 students
  51. 51
    57
    Kings Heath Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary71% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 350 students
  52. 52
    57
    Moulton School and Science CollegeNorthampton · Academy Secondary46.1 Attainment 8 · 1,450 students
  53. 53
    57
    Castle AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary69% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 455 students
  54. 54
    55
    Standens Barn Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 327 students
  55. 55
    55
    The Abbey Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary72% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 330 students
  56. 56
    54
    Flore Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary73% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 63 students
  57. 57
    52
    Whitehills Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 415 students
  58. 58
    52
    Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 87 students
  59. 59
    51
    Moulton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 597 students
  60. 60
    48
    Yelvertoft Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 95 students
  61. 61
    48
    Headlands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 450 students
  62. 62
    47
    Oneschool Global Uk, Northampton CampusNorthampton · Independent All-through45.3 Attainment 8 · 163 students
  63. 63
    47
    Harlestone Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary55% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 64 students
  64. 64
    47
    Queen Eleanor Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary66% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 223 students
  65. 65
    46
    Boughton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 199 students
  66. 66
    45
    Blackthorn Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 236 students
  67. 67
    42
    Lumbertubs Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary70% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 222 students
  68. 68
    42
    The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 282 students
  69. 69
    42
    Ecton Village Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary50% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 74 students
  70. 70
    42
    Abbeyfield SchoolNorthampton · Academy Secondary44.0 Attainment 8 · 1,296 students
  71. 71
    41
    Vernon Terrace Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary59% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 233 students
  72. 72
    41
    St Gregory's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 214 students
  73. 73
    41
    Sywell Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary40% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 101 students
  74. 74
    40
    Malcolm Arnold AcademyNorthampton · Academy Secondary41.4 Attainment 8 · 1,278 students
  75. 75
    38
    Hopping Hill Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 423 students
  76. 76
    37
    Welford Sibbertoft and Sulby Endowed SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary63% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 98 students
  77. 77
    37
    Millway Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary61% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 343 students
  78. 78
    37
    Thorplands Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary68% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 226 students
  79. 79
    37
    St Thomas Becket Catholic SchoolNorthampton · Academy Secondary38.7 Attainment 8 · 912 students
  80. 80
    36
    Hardingstone AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 230 students
  81. 81
    35
    Barry Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 441 students
  82. 82
    35
    Spring Lane Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 434 students
  83. 83
    35
    St Andrew's Ceva Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary60% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 281 students
  84. 84
    35
    Denton Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 84 students
  85. 85
    34
    Boothville Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 601 students
  86. 86
    34
    Mears Ashby Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary54% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 72 students
  87. 87
    34
    Kingsthorpe CollegeNorthampton · Academy Secondary39.6 Attainment 8 · 1,415 students
  88. 88
    33
    Green Oaks Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 220 students
  89. 89
    33
    Little Houghton Church of England PrimaryNorthampton · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 88 students
  90. 90
    33
    Stimpson Avenue AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary58% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 440 students
  91. 91
    33
    Upton Meadows Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary57% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 387 students
  92. 92
    32
    All Saints CofE VA Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 402 students
  93. 93
    32
    Earl Spencer Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 352 students
  94. 94
    32
    Kingsthorpe Village Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 202 students
  95. 95
    31
    St Mary's Catholic Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary52% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 160 students
  96. 96
    30
    Collingtree Church of England Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary62% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 65 students
  97. 97
    30
    Delapre Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 539 students
  98. 98
    30
    Hunsbury Park Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary– · 354 students
  99. 99
    29
    Weston Favell AcademyNorthampton · Academy Secondary41.8 Attainment 8 · 1,431 students
  100. 100
    29
    Sunnyside Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary53% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 364 students
  101. 101
    29
    Bugbrooke Community Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary56% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 192 students
  102. 102
    28
    Weedon Bec Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary30% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 182 students
  103. 103
    27
    Lyncrest Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 228 students
  104. 104
    27
    Crick Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary39% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 194 students
  105. 105
    27
    Lings Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 401 students
  106. 106
    26
    Woodvale Primary AcademyNorthampton · Academy Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 449 students
  107. 107
    25
    Chiltern Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary49% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 133 students
  108. 108
    22
    Northampton International AcademyNorthampton · Academy All-through36.4 Attainment 8 · 1,754 students
  109. 109
    21
    Kingsley Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary51% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 401 students
  110. 110
    21
    Rectory Farm Primary SchoolNorthampton · Academy Primary45% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 179 students
  111. 111
    15
    Pitsford SchoolNorthampton · Independent All-through35.1 Attainment 8 · 201 students
  112. 112
    14
    Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolNorthampton · Local authority Primary42% KS2 expected standard (RWM) · 471 students

Other schools in Northampton

Schools without a rank: fewer than 60 students, no published Pupils on roll, or a school type that is not scored.

98.1

Naseby Church of England Primary Academy

Northampton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11

31 students

70.6

Overstone Gate Primary School

Northampton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11

30 students

63.8

Spratton Church of England Primary School

Northampton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11

46 students

63.6

Brington Primary School

Northampton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11

50 students

46.1

Gayton Church of England Primary School

Northampton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11

57 students

21.0

Milton Parochial Primary School

Northampton · Academy primary · Ages 4–11

38 students

12.6

Ashton CofE Primary School

Northampton · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11

35 students

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best school in Northampton?

Hartwell Primary School is the highest-ranked school in Northampton with a Success Index (England) of 98.3 out of 100 (Top 5% of primary schools in England).

How many schools are in Northampton?

Northampton has 119 schools (101 primary, 12 secondary, 6 all-through) educating 50,656 students in 2025.

What is the typical Pupils on roll in Northampton?

The median Pupils on roll across schools in Northampton is 289. Number of pupils in the latest school census.