Purple Oaks Academy
Special schoolPurple Oaks Academy is a special school in West Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 3 to 18. It had 131 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2022
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 1 March 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Purple Oaks Academy was 5.3, against 46.0 in West Northamptonshire and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 63% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Withheld by DfE to protect confidentiality | 105 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | West Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 5.3 | 46.0 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 45.4% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 65.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 6 | – | – |
- Purple Oaks Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Green Oaks Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)200 m
- Kingsthorpe CollegeSecondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 43.5 (2025/26, provisional)680 m
- The Good Shepherd Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Kingsthorpe Grove Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, December 2023. 42% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Sunnyside Primary AcademyPrimary. Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)990 m
- Kingsthorpe Village Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in West Northamptonshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).