Northampton International Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D48
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Northampton, NN1 1AA
- Distance
- 3.9km away
The Duston School
Berrywood Road, Duston, Northampton, NN5 6XA
Local ranking5th of 23 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: StrongUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
All-through
Phase
1830
Capacity
4-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · 2025 SATs · Ofsted inspection 10 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Curriculum & teaching
- Strong standard
- Attendance & behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership & governance
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 46.0 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 44.0% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 63.9% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 277
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 85.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 6.0%
- Employment
- 1.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 64.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B-
Avg A-Level Grade
37.7
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
40.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
106
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 22.6% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 37.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 221
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 2018
- Boys
- 1048 (51%)
- Girls
- 1016 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1830 (113% full)
- SEND
- 17.1%
- FSM Eligible
- 18.7%
- EAL
- 16.6%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 15.7%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.9:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 106.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,113/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
- 6.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 17.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- All-through
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 69.8%
- White Other: 7.9%
- Black Other: 3.9%
- Black African: 2.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
- Mixed White & Asian: 2.2%
- Mixed Other: 1.8%
69.8%
White British
7.9%
White Other
3.9%
Black Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
KS2 Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Berrywood Road
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138214
- UKPRN
- 10034765
- Establishment No.
- 4066
- Trust
- LUMINARA EDUCATION TRUST
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