Northampton School for Girls
Ofsted: Strong
Score
B70
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Northampton, NN3 6DG
- Distance
- 1.0km away
St Thomas Becket Catholic School
Becket Way, Kettering Road North, Northampton, NN3 6HT
Local ranking13th of 23 secondary schools in West Northamptonshire
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1136
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 8 November 2022. Figures last updated .
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 41.5 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 38.7% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 52.8% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 163
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 88.0%
- Continued in education
- 84.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 0.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 11.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 85.0%
- Higher education
- 69.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 7.0%
- Employment
- 8.0%
- Not sustained
- 5.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
B
Avg A-Level Grade
38.5
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
38.4
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
34
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 26.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 35.4
- 16-18 Cohort
- 81
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 900
- Boys
- 466 (51%)
- Girls
- 446 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1136 (80% full)
- SEND
- 14.6%
- FSM Eligible
- 29.6%
- EAL
- 41.7%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.2%
- SEN Support
- 12.3%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.5:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54.8
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,518/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
- 9.8% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 29.2% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 38.7%
- White Other: 18.4%
- Mixed Other: 14.8%
- Black African: 9.5%
- Asian Indian: 7.6%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 3.0%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%
- Other: 1.4%
38.7%
White British
18.4%
White Other
14.8%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Becket Way
Northampton, East Midlands
Administrative
- URN
- 142747
- UKPRN
- 10056068
- Establishment No.
- 4703
- Trust
- OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
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