Northgate School Academy Trust

A outstanding academy special converter school in West Northamptonshire. Explore Ofsted ratings, admissions information, and performance data for Northgate School Academy Trust.

Northampton, NN26LR Ofsted: Outstanding Age 11-18 Mixed intake
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Performance Score

Overall school rating

100

/ 100

Special weighted harmonic mean of 1 indicators

Indicators used for Special schools

Ofsted inspection outcome
100.0
/ 100 normalized
Weight: 100.0%
Raw: Outstanding

How we weight each phase

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Primary schools

  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 40.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Secondary schools

  • Progress 8 score 40.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

All-through schools

  • Progress 8 score 25.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils meeting expected standard 20.0%
  • KS2 pupils exceeding expected standard 15.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Secondary with Sixth Form schools

  • Progress 8 score 20.0%
  • English & Maths grade 4+ % 20.0%
  • Continue in education or training 20.0%
  • Sustained employment 20.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 20.0%

Sixth Form Only schools

  • Continue in education or training 40.0%
  • Sustained employment 30.0%
  • Ofsted inspection outcome 30.0%

Special schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Alternative Provision schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Independent schools

  • Ofsted inspection outcome 100.0%

Ofsted Inspection

Official inspection outcomes

Outstanding
Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Last inspected
31 January 2013
Previous grade
Outstanding
Quality of education
9
Behaviour & attitudes
9
Personal development
9
Leadership & management
Outstanding
Safeguarding
9

Source: Ofsted inspection outcomes. Grades: Outstanding, Good, Requires Improvement, Inadequate.

Contact Information

How to reach this school

Source: GIAS
Address
Queen's Park Parade
Kingsthorpe
Northampton, NN26LR

Location

Find the school on the map

Source: Geocoding

School Information

Basic details and characteristics

Source: GIAS
URN
137354
Type
Academy special converter
Phase
Special
Address
Queen's Park Parade, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, NN2 6LR
Age range
11-18
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Does not apply
School status
Open
Trust/MAT
NORTHGATE SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Capacity
130 pupils
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Sixth Form
Yes
Nursery
No

School Performance Data

Official government statistics

Source: DfE

School Demographics

Total Pupils
256
Free School Meals
36.1% (92 pupils)
Special Educational Needs
100.0% (256 pupils)

Daily Attendance

Attendance Rate
90.6%
Good
Persistent Absence
28.3%
Missing 10%+ of school days

Calculated Fields

Derived insights and analysis

Source: Calculated

Class Size Information

Average Class Size
16 pupils
Excellent
Pupils per Year Group
32
Average across all year groups
Total School Size
256 pupils
11-18

From the School Website

Information extracted from the school's own website

Source: School Website

Ethos & Values

"Be your best self"

Stay safe Be Healthy Enjoy and Achieve Positive Contributions Active Economic Wellbeing Community Cohesion

Head Teacher's Message

Sheralee Webb MBE is the Executive Head Teacher of Northgate School Academy Trust. The Executive Head’s Welcome describes a focus on developing each child to be their ‘best self’, a nurturing environment, an ambitious, creative curriculum, and opportunities for pupils to develop self-esteem and independence for Preparation for Adulthood, with collaboration with parents and professionals to provide a safe learning environment and vocational/work-experience transition activities with local colleges and providers.

Facilities

The Bee Hive The Place to Bee Café Shop Northgate Library

Curriculum Highlights

Reading and Literacy Preparation for Adulthood STEPS Programme Duke of Edinburgh Award Fresh Start Programme Toe by Toe Oxford Reading Buddy Reciprocal Reading Academic Reading Reading for Pleasure (SORA) Reading at Home

Admissions Criteria

Northgate School Academy Trust is a school for pupils between the ages of 11 and 18 years with moderate or severe learning disabilities (MLD or SLD), alongside physical handicap (PH), sensory Impairment (HI and VI) and autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). The school admits pupils where it is named in the Local Authorities (LA) Education Health Care Plan (EHCP). The Academy Trust, working with Northamptonshire LA, has developed a specification outlining the needs of the pupils for which they are best able to provide, a description of the provision and its particular characteristics, the support that is in place and the structure of the school day. Details of this and the West Northants Local Offer click here. Prior to naming the school in an EHCP, the LA will have consulted fully with the Executive Head Teacher in line with their statutory obligations and set out in accordance with the ‘SEN and Disability Code of Practice’, to ensure the placement is appropriate to the needs of the child. To see a copy of our admissions policy please click 'Our Academy/Policies&Documents'

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