Last updated: 30 May 2026
Northampton is the largest town within West Northamptonshire Council, a unitary authority created in 2021 as part of the Northamptonshire local-government reorganisation. Children's services for West Northamptonshire are delivered through the Northamptonshire Children's Trust, which also serves North Northamptonshire — giving Northampton-based residential roles a trust-delivered commissioning character with cross-authority working.
Northampton employers typically value familiarity with the Children's Trust model, strong practice in the context of a relatively young unitary structure, and experience working across the two Northamptonshire unitaries.
Ofsted-registered children's homes: around 250 registered children's homes
Sector vacancy rate: 20%
an expanding provider base, with recent Ofsted registrations concentrated around Leicestershire, Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire
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