Purple Oaks Academy
Decision summary
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Academic signal is not available for this school phase in our current dataset.
Pupils made below-average progress compared with similar pupils nationally. The confidence interval is entirely below zero.
- Progress 8:
- -1.88
- Confidence interval:
- [-2.76, -1.01]
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Performance over time
Attainment 8 over time
Progress 8 over time(not available 2024/25)
Historical results
| Year | Pupils | Att8 | P8 | 5+ E&M | EBacc % | EBacc APS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/2025 | 9 | 0.4 | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/2024 | 11 | 4.1 | -1.88 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1 |
| 2022/2023 | 9 | 2.6 | -1.50 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
| 2021/2022 | 8 | 5.9 | -1.90 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2 |
Nearby and similar schools
Other secondary schools in West Northamptonshire for local comparison.
School information
| URN | 144759 |
| Local authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Phase | Not applicable |
| Type | Free schools special |
| Gender of entry | Mixed |
| Age range | 3-18 |
| Headteacher | Merushka Hansraj |
| Trust | GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Admissions | — |
| Religious character | None |
| Postcode | NN2 7RR |
| Latest pupils | 9 |
| FSM eligible | 28.9% |
Contact and identifiers
Whiston Road, Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN2 7RR
www.purpleoaksacademy.orgView local authority page1604434471| DfE number | 7002 |
| UKPRN | 10064842 |
| Opened | 1 Sept 2017 |
| GIAS updated | 9 Sept 2025 |
Data sources and freshness
| Official record updated | 9 Sept 2025 |
| Latest KS4 year | 2024/2025 |
| Latest KS2 year | 2024/2025 |
| Ofsted published | 3 May 2022 |
Latest Ofsted inspection
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Safeguarding | Effective |
| Inspection type | S5 Inspection |
| Category of concern | — |
| Inspection date | 1 Mar 2022 |
| Publication date | 3 May 2022 |