Wootton Park School
Ofsted: Outstanding
Score
B76
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- All-through
- Location
- Northampton, NN4 0HZ
- Distance
- 0.5km away
Abbeyfield School
Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU
Local ranking17th of 23 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: Needs attentionUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1350
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 20 January 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 44.6 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 36.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 62.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 228
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 87.0%
- Continued in education
- 83.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 1.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 91.0%
- Higher education
- 74.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 18.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D+
Avg A-Level Grade
24.8
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
26.7
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
40
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 0.0% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 26.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 121
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 1358
- Boys
- 642 (50%)
- Girls
- 654 (50%)
- Capacity
- 1350 (96% full)
- SEND
- 16.7%
- FSM Eligible
- 26.0%
- EAL
- 29.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 1.5%
- SEN Support
- 15.2%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 73.5
- Budget per Pupil
- £8,054/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
- 8.9% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 22.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 53.0%
- White Other: 19.9%
- Black African: 7.5%
- Asian Indian: 2.9%
- Mixed Other: 2.8%
- Other: 2.1%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 2.0%
53.0%
White British
19.9%
White Other
7.5%
Black African
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Mereway
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 138858
- UKPRN
- 10038483
- Establishment No.
- 4007
- Trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
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