Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Southfield School for Girls

11–18Ages
1,111Pupils
SecondaryPhase
GirlsPupils
Sixth formAges 16–18
136976URN

Lewis Road, Kettering, NN15 6HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Northamptonshire

268 applications for 132 places · 12th of 21 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

46.7of 90

North Northamptonshire 45.0 England 46.0

5th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 18 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

18 April 2023
Graded inspection: Good
26 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.0applications per place, Year 7

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

268 applications · 132 places offered · 92 named it first

2026 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2023 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 1.7
2021 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2019 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2018 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.3
2015 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 2.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	132	268	2.0	92	0.70
Sep 2025	148	287	1.9	113	0.76
Sep 2024	190	335	1.8	111	0.58
Sep 2023	157	318	2.0	105	0.67
Sep 2022	146	297	2.0	104	0.71
Sep 2021	164	358	2.2	119	0.73
Sep 2020	196	407	2.1	143	0.73
Sep 2019	198	437	2.2	187	0.94
Sep 2018	196	434	2.2	180	0.92
Sep 2017	156	346	2.2	128	0.82
Sep 2016	156	355	2.3	135	0.87
Sep 2015	144	343	2.4	116	0.81
Sep 2014	145	335	2.3	125	0.86

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

200 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)46.75th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths49%5th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths69%

North Northamptonshire 62% England 66%

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.23

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	200	46.7	49%	69%	–
2024/25	192	46.8	46%	70%	–
2023/24	204	46.2	46%	67%	−0.23
2022/23	195	48.6	50%	71%	+0.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Southfield School for GirlsThis school
This school

Good2023

2.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Bishop Stopford School
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
Kettering Science Academy
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
The Latimer Arts College
1.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
2.9 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

3.7applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Montsaye Academy
7.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.1applications per place
Sir Christopher Hatton Academy
8.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.3applications per place 48.8Attainment 8
Brooke Weston Academy
9.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Huxlow Academy
9.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 136976 · 940/5400
Trust: Orbis Education Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 1,123 pupils · 1,111 on roll
Free school meals: 18.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: SEN unit
Opened: 1 August 2011
Replaced: Southfield School for Girls (URN 122113)
Address: Lewis Road, Kettering, NN15 6HE
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources