Caroline Chisholm School

Name: Open evening at Caroline Chisholm School
Start: 2026-11-26
Location: Caroline Chisholm School

Wooldale Centre for Learning, Wootton Fields, NN4 6TP

Academy converter for ages 4–18 in Wootton Fields. Mixed intake.

Caroline Chisholm School is a large mixed all-through academy in Northampton, West Northamptonshire, for ages 4 to 18, with a sixth form. Its SEN provision includes support for autistic pupils. Ofsted rated it Good at its last inspection in 2020, now a dated rating.

The school describes a thriving all-through community and frames its values around kindness, curiosity and integrity, linking these to safety, inclusion, lifelong learning and character.

Ages 4–18 · All-through

2,134 pupils · On roll

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OfstedReport published Feb 2020

KS2 reading, writing and maths72%

(share of 11-year-olds reaching the level expected for their age in all three subjects at the end of primary school; 13% reached the higher standard — national average is 62%)

GCSE Attainment 850.4

(pupils averaged about grade 5, the old grade B/C, in every subject — national average is 46.1)

GCSE grade 5+ in English and maths57.1%

(a grade 5 is a "strong pass", between the old C and B — this is the share of pupils managing it in both subjects; national average is 45.4%)

A-level average resultB−

(the government's average across A-level entries — results cluster around grade B; 12.3% of A-level students achieved AAB or higher, including at least two facilitating subjects)

DfE performance tables · 2024/25

Open days and visits at Caroline Chisholm School

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Open eveningBooking requiredYear 7
Thursday 1 October 2026 · 5–7pm
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Open eveningBooking requiredSixth Form
Thursday 26 November 2026
ccs.northants.sch.uk last checked 11 September
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Primary applications close on 15 January 2027; secondary applications close on 31 October 2026. Sign in and create a planner to keep the deadline and school visits together. See West Northamptonshire’s deadlines and how to apply →