Compare schools
Compare up to 4 schools. Green/red cells mark clearer stronger/weaker figures among this set — this is not a ranking.
Shareable link/compare?urns=138858,122093,144173,142869
30 fields differ · 6 match
Provision checklist
Quick yes/no view derived from GIAS characteristics (not Ofsted or performance).
| Provision | Abbeyfield School | Mereway Middle School | The Abbey Primary School | Wootton Park School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursery | No | No | Yes | No |
| Sixth form | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Boarding | No | No | No | No |
| Special school | No | No | No | No |
| Independent | No | No | No | No |
| Academy | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| Field | Abbeyfield School | Mereway Middle School | The Abbey Primary School | Wootton Park School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Locationdiffers | Northampton, NN4 8BU | Northampton, NN4 8EJ | Northampton, NN4 8AZ | Northampton, NN4 0HZ |
| School typediffers | Academy sponsor led | Community school | Academy converter | Free schools |
| Phasediffers | Secondary | Middle deemed secondary | Primary | All-through |
| Age rangediffers | 11–18 | 9–13 | 3–11 | 4–19 |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Statusdiffers | Open | Closed | Open | Open |
| Ofsted headlinediffers | Needs attention | — | Good | Standards maintained |
| Attainment 8differs | 43.7 | — | — | 53.3 |
| Progress 8differs | 0.0 | — | — | 0.7 |
| Eng & maths 5+differs | 44% | — | — | 60% |
| Eng & maths 4+differs | 64% | — | — | 77% |
| EBacc entrydiffers | 46% | — | — | 69% |
| EBacc APSdiffers | 4.0 | — | — | 5.0 |
| KS2 expected (RWM)differs | — | — | 57% | 81% |
| KS2 higher standard (RWM)differs | — | — | 5% | 16% |
| Overall absencediffers | 8.8% | — | 6.0% | 5.7% |
| Persistent absencediffers | 25.1% | — | 20.3% | 12.8% |
| Severe absencediffers | 4.4% | — | 0.9% | 1.1% |
| Admissions demand ratiodiffers | 0.50 (Often has places) | — | 0.97 (Balanced demand) | 1.68 (Competitive) |
| 1st preferencesdiffers | 107 | — | 28 | 99 |
| Places offereddiffers | 236 | — | 30 | 59 |
| Pupils on rolldiffers | 1,296 | — | 330 | 1,670 |
| Capacity filldiffers | 1,296 / 1,350 (96%) | — | 330 / 420 (79%) | 1,670 / 1,260 (133%) |
| Free school mealsdiffers | 28.1% | — | 19.9% | 9.4% |
| Admissions policydiffers | Non-selective | — | — | Non-selective |
| Headteacherdiffers | Mr Richard Shaw | Kevin/Joanne Smart/Sanchez-Thompson | Emma Killick | Mr Dan Rosser |
| SEN types | — | — | — | — |
| Diocese | — | — | — | — |
| Constituency | Northampton South | Northampton South | Northampton South | Northampton South |
| Sponsordiffers | Creative Education Trust | — | InMAT | — |
| Federation | — | — | — | — |
| Governancediffers | Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST | Community school | Academy trust: INMAT | Academy trust: WOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST |
| Academy/trustdiffers | CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST | — | INMAT | WOOTTON PARK ACADEMY TRUST |
| Nurserydiffers | — | — | Has Nursery Classes | No Nursery Classes |
| Sixth formdiffers | Has a sixth form | — | Does not have a sixth form | Has a sixth form |
| Boarding | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders | No boarders |
Green = clearer stronger figure in this set; red = clearer weaker. Ties and missing values are unmarked. Read how to compare schools.