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Moulton School and Science College

Mixed · ages 11–18 · with sixth formWest Northamptonshire, East Midlands · Northampton NN3 7SDTrust: Moulton School and Science CollegeSchool website
Pupils on roll
1,450of 1,393 places
Free school meals
18.9%
Year 11 cohort 2025
236
Ofsted
Good, 27 June 2023Read the Ofsted report

Results below include those reported under the school’s previous registration: Moulton School and Science College (URN 122055, until 1 November 2011).

What the data says

Of the 235 pupils who finished Year 11 at Moulton School and Science College in 2023, 38% stayed on in Moulton School and Science College’s own sixth form (West Northamptonshire average 42%), 47% went to a further education college and 2% started an apprenticeship.

Among the 93 students who left the sixth form in 2023, 71% went to university (West Northamptonshire 37%, England 37%), and 16% of level 3 students progressed to one of the most selective universities, against 19% nationally.

Statistics is unusually popular at GCSE: 61% of the year group took it, against 5% of pupils across England.

GCSE results in 2025 were in line with the national picture: Attainment 8 of 46.1 against 46.1 across England and 44.7 in West Northamptonshire, with 44% of pupils getting grade 5 or above in both English and maths (England 45%).

Where pupils went after Year 11

Destinations of the 2023 Year 11 leavers, measured the following year: the share in a sustained place for at least two terms. Compared with all state-funded schools in West Northamptonshire and England.

This school
West Northamptonshire
England
School sixth formSixth form collegeFurther education collegeOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolWest NorthamptonshireEngland
Pupils in the cohort2354,707607,348
Any sustained destination91%92%92%
Stayed in education86%87%86%
— school sixth form38%42%34%
— sixth form college0%13%
— further education college47%42%37%
— other education0%2%2%
Apprenticeship2%3%3%
Employment4%3%3%
No sustained destination7%6%6%
Destination unknown2%2%3%

Where students went after sixth form

Destinations of students who finished 16–18 study in 2023, measured the following year.

This school
West Northamptonshire
England
University (higher education)Further educationOther educationApprenticeshipEmploymentNo sustained destination
MeasureThis schoolWest NorthamptonshireEngland
Students in the cohort934,702541,441
Any sustained destination97%81%79%
University (higher education)71%37%37%
— most selective universities (top third), of level 3 students16%14%19%
Further education1%5%5%
Apprenticeship3%6%7%
Employment22%33%28%
No sustained destination2%14%16%

GCSE results 2025

MeasureThis schoolWest NorthamptonshireEngland
Attainment 8 (average points per pupil)46.144.746.1
Grade 5 or above in English and maths44%42%45%
Grade 4 or above in English and maths70%64%65%
Entered the English Baccalaureate subjects27%41%41%
EBacc average point score4.003.974.09
Disadvantaged pupils in the cohort16%21%28%
Attainment 8 — disadvantaged pupils29.232.634.9
Attainment 8 — other pupils49.347.950.4
Pupils with high prior attainment (Key Stage 2)
English as an additional language21%21%19%

Progress 8 is not available for 2025 and 2026: these cohorts had no Key Stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021, so there is no baseline. Attainment 8 shows results without taking pupils’ starting points into account.

Subjects taken at GCSE

Entries in 2025 as a share of the Year 11 cohort, and the share of entries graded 7–9 and 4–9, compared with all entries in England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEnglandGrades 7–9EnglandGrades 4–9
English Language23097%89%14%20%68%
Mathematics23097%88%21%22%77%
English Literature22595%86%17%21%78%
Combined Science17574%65%10%9%55%
Statistics14461%5%0%20%53%
Geography12553%41%22%25%74%
History12453%41%22%26%60%
Business Studies9440%18%17%20%72%
Physical Education7933%11%18%24%73%
Food Preparation and Nutrition5222%8%13%21%73%
Physics5222%23%37%46%85%
Biology5222%23%29%45%90%
Chemistry5122%23%41%47%86%
Spanish4519%19%33%27%73%
Fine Art4117%9%22%28%78%
Photography3013%6%13%19%67%
Computer Science2711%13%30%30%89%
Design and Technology2410%11%4%23%63%
French198%18%26%29%74%
Drama146%7%0%27%86%
Religious Studies136%31%23%32%92%
Music115%5%0%33%36%
Polish42%1%84%
Citizenship Studies21%3%19%
Russian10%0%87%
Italian10%0%53%

Technical awards and other Key Stage 4 qualifications

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Health Studies6368%
Small Business Management4852%
Computer Appreciation / Introduction1820%
Sports Studies11%

A levels and other level 3 courses

MeasureThis schoolWest NorthamptonshireEngland
Students at the end of 16–18 study197
— of whom A level students921,852261,341
Average A level gradeC+C+B-
Average points per A level entry32.1234.1535.00
Average grade, best 3 A levelsC+C+B-
AAB or better with two facilitating subjects10%15%18%
Average grade, applied general courses
Average grade, T levels

A level subjects

Entries as a share of A level students, compared with the share across England.

SubjectEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Psychology2628%23%
Mathematics2426%31%
History1921%13%
Geography1921%10%
Sociology1617%13%
Economics1617%13%
English Literature1617%11%
Politics1516%6%
English Language1314%4%
Business Studies1314%13%
Physics1112%12%
Biology1112%20%
Chemistry78%17%
Product Design78%2%
Further Mathematics67%5%
Drama2%
French1%
Music0%
Religious Studies4%
Spanish2%
Fine Art3%

Applied, technical and other level 3 courses

SubjectQualificationEntriesShare of cohortEngland
Study SkillsExtended Project (Diploma)4347%
Social ScienceVRQ Level 31516%
Sports StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1011%
Health StudiesBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*1011%
Mathematical StudiesCore Maths Qualifications at Level 3
Computer Architecture / SystemsBTEC National Extended Certificate L3 - Band F - P-D*
Health StudiesBTEC Level 3 National Certificate (Band D)

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Sources: Department for Education school and college performance tables 2024/2025 (Key Stage 4 and 16–18 results, subject entries, destination measures for 2023 leavers); Get Information About Schools register as at 19 September 2026; Ofsted management information as at 31 August 2026. Small numbers are suppressed by DfE and shown as “—”. How to read these figures.