Purple Oaks Academy
Special school in Northampton, West Northamptonshire. Good (Mar 2022).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 1 March 2022, report published 3 May 2022, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Good overall. The school was doing well. The most common grade under the previous system. 76% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Good.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in March 2022. Schools are usually inspected about every four years. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2027 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby special schools
- 0.8 milesNorthgate School Academy Trust
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Jun 2025)
- 0.9 milesFairfields School
School remains Outstanding (Mar 2024)
- 1.8 milesKings Meadow School
Report card, Jun 2026: 2 expected, 4 needs attention
- 2.5 milesBilling Brook Special School
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
- 2.9 milesGreenfields Specialist School for Communication
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next (Jun 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.