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New Horizons Academy

Special / other · Northampton · NN1 2NE

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Inadequate

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: InadequateBehaviour & attitudes: InadequatePersonal development: InadequateLeadership & management: InadequateSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 14 November 2023

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At a glance

50 pupils · 48% of 105 capacity

School type
Free schools alternative provision
Age range
4–16
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
70% of pupils
English as additional language
1.8% of pupils
SEN support
36.8% of pupils
EHC plan
63.2% of pupils
Website
https://www.newhorizonsacademy.org.uk/
URN
150717

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
11.3
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

88% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 8% moved to another state school · 5% left the state-funded sector

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£41,827
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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