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The CE Academy

URN
149432
Phase
Not applicable
Status
Open

School overview

School name
The CE Academy
URN
149432
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11-16
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

54 / 100

Limited Data

Based on official data for academic year 2022/23.

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

34

Stability & Context

75

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Competition not available
  • Admissions risk: Moderate risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Higher Risk
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
23 September 2025
Inspection date
9 July 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 23 September 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 23 September 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Admissions information is not currently available for this school.

Where to apply

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Local authority
West Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (West Northamptonshire)
School website
https://www.ce-academy.org

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select West Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 4 destinations

Key stage 4 destinations data for leaver academic year 2022/23

Sustained destination measures for pupils who completed key stage 4 in 2022/23 (destinations in 2023/24).

Education destination

Education %

35.0%

Employment destination

Employment %

8.0%

Apprenticeship destination

Apprenticeships %

5.0%

Not in education, employment or training

NEET %

35.0%

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

Location

NN1 3EX - Poole Street, Northampton

Contact details

Address
Poole Street, Northampton
Postcode
NN1 3EX
Phone
1604239734
Website
https://www.ce-academy.org
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Administrative details

Local authority name
West Northamptonshire
Local authority code
941

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 224 schools in West Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

224

Open schools

207

Closed schools

15

Primary schools

156

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 23 September 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 23 September 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    23 September 20259 July 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 23 September 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      23 September 2025
      Inspected
      9 July 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Secondary schools

    18

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary156 (71.2%)
    • Secondary18 (8.2%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other45 (20.5%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Kingsley Park Middle School496 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Springboard581 mNot applicableClosed
    Northampton International Academy581 mAll-throughOpen
    Northampton Middle School601 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Hampton Bridge School614 mNot applicableOpen
    Bosworth Independent School622 mNot applicableOpen
    St George's Middle School632 mMiddle deemed secondaryClosed
    Castle Primary School692 mPrimaryClosed
    Castle Academy692 mPrimaryOpen
    Progress Schools - Northamptonshire716 mNot applicableOpen
    • Kingsley Park Middle School
      Distance
      496 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed
    • Springboard
      Distance
      581 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Northampton International Academy
      Distance
      581 m
      Phase
      All-through
      Status
      Open
    • Northampton Middle School
      Distance
      601 m
      Phase
      Middle deemed secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Not applicable) and local authority (West Northamptonshire)

    School namePhasePostcodeStatus
    Akeley Wood Junior SchoolNot applicableMK19 6DAOpen
    Billing Brook Special SchoolNot applicableNN3 8EZOpen
    Bosworth Independent SchoolNot applicableNN2 6JAOpen
    Cambian Northampton SchoolNot applicableNN2 6LROpen
    Cambian Potterspury Lodge SchoolNot applicableNN12 7LLOpen
    • Akeley Wood Junior School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      MK19 6DA
      Status
      Open
    • Billing Brook Special School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NN3 8EZ
      Status
      Open
    • Bosworth Independent School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NN2 6JA
      Status
      Open
    • Cambian Northampton School
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Postcode
      NN2 6LR
      Status
      Open
    Hampton Bridge School
    Distance
    614 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Bosworth Independent School
    Distance
    622 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • St George's Middle School
    Distance
    632 m
    Phase
    Middle deemed secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Castle Primary School
    Distance
    692 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Castle Academy
    Distance
    692 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Progress Schools - Northamptonshire
    Distance
    716 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Cambian Potterspury Lodge School
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Postcode
    NN12 7LL
    Status
    Open