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Secondary (Year 7 upwards)

Northampton School for Boys

Northampton, West Northamptonshire - NN1 5RT

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Northampton School for Boys is an independent academy, a training provider for future teachers and a leading member of a Teaching School Hub. Founded in 1541, it has a proud ‘Tradition of Excellence’, and has always been at the forefront of education in the town and county.”

SecondaryBoysEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Outstanding

Northampton School for Girls

Northampton, West Northamptonshire - NN3 6DG

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“I would like to warmly welcome you to Northampton School for Girls.”

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Ofsted: Good

Quality of education: Good

Northfield School and Sports College

Billingham, Stockton-on-Tees - TS22 5EG

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“The school’s vision and core values were re-examined in a process that involved the school’s student council, Junior Leadership Group, staff, governors and the PTA - the views and opinions of a large number of Northfield stakeholders were taken into consideration to devise a vision that we felt…”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Northfleet School for Girls

Gravesend, Kent - DA11 8AQ

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

SecondaryGirlsEstablishedNo rating on record

Northfleet Technology College

Gravesend, Kent - DA11 8BG

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Northfleet Technology College truly is unique; we have a collaborative and collegiate approach to teaching and learning, with a real sense of camaraderie between students and staff.”

SecondaryBoysEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Northgate High School

Dereham, Norfolk - NR19 2EU

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Responsibility: for your own actions; for looking after each other as part of the Northgate community; for your own learning and increasing independence; for knowing what you need to do to improve and how to do it; to be the best that you can be.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Northgate High School

Ipswich, Suffolk - IP4 3DL

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“The Northgate Values are Respect, Determination and Teamwork; students are expected to demonstrate these values both in and outside of lessons. The whole school community is encouraged to embody these values in their interactions with each other - please see below.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Good

Northwood School

Northwood, Hillingdon - HA6 1QN

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“We also pride ourselves on our outstanding pastoral care, providing a very positive environment in which students thrive. Northwood School makes a significant difference to the lives of young people and I very much look forward to welcoming you to Northwood School at some point in the future.”

SecondaryEstablishedNo rating on record

Norton Canes High School

Cannock, Staffordshire - WS11 9SP

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Norton Canes High School is a school that pupils and staff are proud to be part of. The unique size of our school enables us to know all of our pupils exceptionally well and to nurture individual talent and potential.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Requires improvementQuality of education: Requires improvement

Norton College

Malton, North Yorkshire - YO17 9PT

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“To achieve this ambitious vision, we frame all that we do around our core values: kindness, determination and respect. This allows us to support all our young people to be proud and work hard.”

SecondarySince 2011Ofsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Norton Hill Academy

Radstock, Bath and North East Somerset - BA3 4AD

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Norton Hill provides the children of the local community, and beyond, with a first class education based around core traditional values. The vision remains one where children achieve more than they ever thought possible in a safe and healthy environment.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Not judgedQuality of education: Good

Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form

Braintree, Essex - CM7 1WY

“Our main priority at the Sixth Form is that our students are happy and successful. We believe that students will achieve far more if they are in an environment in which they are happy, known and valued.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Requires improvementQuality of education: Requires improvement

Notre Dame Catholic Academy

Liverpool, Liverpool - L5 5AF

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Part of St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust, Notre Dame Catholic Academy and Sixth Form is an ambitious Catholic school that combines academic excellence with strong Catholic family values; we care about people and standards in equal measure.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: Requires improvementQuality of education: Requires improvement

Notre Dame Catholic Girls' School

London, Southwark - SE1 6EX

Year 7 - Year 11 (ages 11-16)

“We are a Catholic community and are passionate about fulfilling the potential of every human being that we encounter – our students, staff, families, primary schools and kinship. Collaboration, innovation and creativity breathes life into our curriculum and student experience.”

SecondaryGirlsEstablishedOfsted: Requires improvementQuality of education: Requires improvement

Notre Dame High School

Sheffield, Sheffield - S10 3BT

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“At Notre Dame we aim to show this unconditional love to everyone involved in school so that we can build a caring community where students, staff, parents and visitors can feel safe, valued and supported. In turn we hope that this love will then spread to our wider community.”

SecondaryEstablishedOfsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Notre Dame High School, Norwich

Norwich, Norfolk - NR1 3PB

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“You will see that we are a school that holds the gospel values of Jesus Christ at the centre of everything we try to do. As our Mission Statement says we are "inspired by the love of God and the teachings of Jesus, specifically faith, hope, forgiveness and peace".”

SecondarySince 2012Ofsted: GoodQuality of education: Good

Notre Dame RC School

Plymouth, Plymouth - PL6 5HN

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

SecondaryGirlsEstablishedNo rating on recordCategory of concern

Nottingham Free School

Nottingham, Nottingham - NG5 1EB

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“Nottingham Free School has a very clear and distinctive ethos. Our culture aims to develop highly aspirant students and is centred on our passionate belief that every child can succeed.”

SecondarySince 2014Ofsted: Good

Nottingham Girls' Academy

Nottingham, Nottingham - NG8 3LD

Year 7 - Year 13 (ages 11-18)

“"Nottingham Girls’ Academy is an inclusive school that provides an exceptional and broad education. The school serves a diverse community and provides a welcoming environment where all pupils flourish. Pupils are very happy to attend the school."”

SecondaryGirlsEstablishedOfsted: OutstandingQuality of education: Outstanding

Nottingham University Academy of Science and Technology

Nottingham, Nottingham - NG7 2PL

“Our students are proud to say that they were ‘Made at NUAST’, a school where we don’t just prepare students for the future, we equip them to shape it. Driven by our specialism and commitment to STEM education, our curriculum champions curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking.”

SecondarySince 2014Ofsted: GoodQuality of education: Good