Academy converter · Secondary
Northampton · NN1 5RT · West Northamptonshire
Ages 11–18
Status: Open
2.2 miles away
OpenSecondaryURN 138858
Abbeyfield School
Academy sponsor led · Northampton · NN4 8BU
Phase
Secondary
Age range
Ages 11–18
Pupils
1,296
Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Age range
Ages 11–18
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
2 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy sponsor led (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, 1,296 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 28.1%.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 138858
Location
- Address
- Mereway
- Postcode
- NN4 8BU
- Town
- Northampton
- County
- Northamptonshire
- Local authority
- West Northamptonshire
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Constituency
- Northampton South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 1,296
- Boys / girls
- 642 / 654
- School capacity
- 1,350
- Capacity fill
- 1,296 / 1,350 (96%)
- Free school meals
- 28.1%
- FSM pupils
- 326
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Sixth form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Governance
- Academy trust: CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Academy trust
- CREATIVE EDUCATION TRUST
- Sponsor
- Creative Education Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr Richard Shaw
- Telephone
- 01604763616
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Needs attention
Inspection date
2026-01-20
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding standards
- Met
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
- Attainment 8
- 43.7
- Progress 8
- 0.0
- English & maths grade 5+
- 44%
- English & maths grade 4+
- 64%
- EBacc entry
- 46%
- EBacc APS
- 4.0