Abbeyfield School is a secondary school located in Northampton. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/05/2016. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.8%, which is 1.8 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Mereway, Northampton, NN4 8BU
Website: www.abbeyfieldschool.org.uk
Telephone: 01604763616
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: West Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Siona Robson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 138858

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/05/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 931
Number of Pupils: 1396
Number of Boys: 680
Number of Girls: 716

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 15.5% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: -0.03 Confidence interval -0.2 to 0.14
Of the 227 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 211 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:44%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:94%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.94
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Gloucester Nursery School
Camborne Close , Delapre NN4 8PH 		4out of 4 502 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Abbey Primary School
Winchester Road , NN4 8AZ 		3out of 4 188 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Simon de Senlis Primary School
Hilldrop Road , East Hunsbury NN4 0PH 		3out of 4 601 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Queen Eleanor Primary Academy
Queen Eleanor Road , NN4 8NN 		3out of 4 884 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Delapre Primary School
Rothersthorpe Road , Far Cotton NN4 8JA 		3out of 4 1,084 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
East Hunsbury Primary School
Penvale Road , NN4 0QW 		3out of 4 1,257 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abbeyfield School
Mereway , NN4 8BU 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Wootton Park School
Wootton Hall Park , NN4 0JA 		4out of 4 709 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Caroline Chisholm School
Wooldale Centre for Learning , Wootton Fields NN4 6TP 		2out of 4 3,068 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hospital and Outreach Education
Delapre Learning Centre , Alton St, Off Main Rd NN4 8EN 		4out of 4 1,438 yd Academy alternative provision converter Yes Mixed More About School
Northampton High School
Newport Pagnell Road , Hardingstone NN4 6UU 		- not rated 1,572 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
8 Notre Dame Mews , NN1 2BG 		- not rated 3,020 yd Other independent special school No Mixed More About School
The CE Academy
Cromwell Campus , Poole Street NN1 3EX 		4out of 4 3,203 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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