Bishop Stopford School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B82
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Kettering, NN15 6BJ
- Distance
- 0.7km away
Southfield School for Girls
Lewis Road, Kettering, NN15 6HE
Local ranking12th of 20 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1123
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Girls
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 18 April 2023. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 48.5% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 68.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 200
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 96.0%
- Continued in education
- 93.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 2.0%
- Not sustained
- 3.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 25.0%
- Not sustained
- 8.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
31.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
99
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 9.3% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 199
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1197
- Boys
- 3 (0%)
- Girls
- 1108 (100%)
- Capacity
- 1123 (99% full)
- SEND
- 16.9%
- FSM Eligible
- 19.0%
- EAL
- 14.5%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 14.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 17.7:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 67.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,227/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 24.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 64.8%
- Black African: 11.2%
- White Other: 6.6%
- Asian Indian: 3.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.4%
- Black Other: 2.3%
- Other: 2.3%
- Asian Other: 1.9%
64.8%
White British
11.2%
Black African
6.6%
White Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Lewis Road
Kettering, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 136976
- UKPRN
- 10034786
- Establishment No.
- 5400
- Trust
- ORBIS EDUCATION TRUST
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