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The Latimer Arts College
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Castle Way, Barton Seagrave, Kettering NN15 6SW · latimer.org.uk · 01536 720300
On the mapSearch near NN15 6SW
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Apr 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 44.8
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- 0.91 mi
- 1.46 km · Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,219
- 95% of 1,277 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.4%
- First language not English
- 8.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.91 mi (1.46 km) from the school. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 261 families put the school first and 238 places were offered; 87% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 238 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 232 | 240 | 1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 202 | 229 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 246 | 1.2▲ | 77% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 196 | 244 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Last distance offered
| Year 7 | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.91 mi1.46 km | |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 44.8, and 40% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30.5 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●44.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼40.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲69.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.0% | 40.5% | ||
| ●3.97 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 33.8 | +1.8 |
| Further education | 53.9 | +4.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | 0 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | −5.7 |
| Employment | 3.9 | +0.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.5 | −2.6 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | +1.5 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 62 students | C (30.5) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 62 students | C (30.6) | Below average -0.35 | |
| 36 students | Merit+ (29.9) | Average -0.10 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 43 | C+ (34.9) | +0.10 |
| 2022/23 | 42 | C+ (33.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 63 | B- (36.6) | — |
| 2018/19 | 50 | C (29.3) | -0.04 |
| 2017/18 | 70 | C- (28.1) | -0.25 |
| 2016/17 | 62 | C- (28.3) | +0.03 |
| 2015/16 | 61 | C (29) | -0.24 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 59.6 | +2.9 |
| Further education | 2.1 | +0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 2.1 | −2.4 |
| Employment | 23.4 | −2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.5 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 4.3 | +1.3 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 April 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for The Latimer Arts College was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Apr 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (147 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 147
- 13% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 81% who raised concerns
based on the 43% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (18%) with SEND