Northampton School for Boys is a state funded academy for boys aged 11-16, with a mixed Sixth Form. There are presently 1644 students on roll, of which 523 are in the Sixth Form (including 181 girls). The school has Teaching School status and was graded as Outstanding in all aspects of its latest Ofsted inspection.
The school's academic outcomes are exceptional with GCSE results consistently in the top two percentile of all schools in England for boys' GCSE progress and attainment and in the top ten percent of schools for A Level attainment. Last year eight students attained a place at Oxbridge.
The school also has an exceptional reputation for the breadth and depth of its extra-curricular programme and was recently ranked by a leading publication as the number one State School for Sport in Great Britain, based on competitive results.
