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Kettering Science Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–19 · Sponsored academy
Deeble Road, Kettering NN15 7AA · ketteringscienceacademy.org · 01536 532700
On the mapSearch near NN15 7AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jul 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 37.3
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.6
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,477
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 27.5%
- First language not English
- 27.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 149 families put the school first and 270 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 270 | 149 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 265 | 164 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 257 | 157 | 0.6 | 97% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 266 | 149 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 225 | 163 | 0.7 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 37.3, and 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2015/16, 26% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (28.4 points per entry).
Key stage 2 results
| 2015/16 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | ▼26% | 53% |
| Higher standard | ▼2% | 5% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | ▼98 | 103 |
| Maths | ▼97 | 103 |
| Grammar and spelling | ▼98 | 104 |
Progress scores 2015/16: reading -1.70, writing +0.70, maths -3.70
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼37.3 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼28.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼47.0% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲51.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.39 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32.1 | +3.5 |
| Further education | 55.7 | +4.4 |
| Other education | 0.8 | −0.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 0.8 | −3.2 |
| Employment | 0.8 | −3.2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.5 | 0 |
| Activity not captured | 3.3 | −0.7 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 students | C (28.4) | Below average -0.42 | |
| 63 students | C (28.6) | Below average -0.40 | |
| 30 students | Dist (33.5) | Average -0.01 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 55 | C (31.1) | -0.09 |
| 2022/23 | 61 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 56 | C+ (33.3) | — |
| 2018/19 | 52 | C- (27.6) | +0.21 |
| 2017/18 | 55 | C- (28) | -0.06 |
| 2016/17 | 68 | D+ (23.1) | -0.25 |
| 2015/16 | 59 | C- (25.9) | 0.00 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 68.4 | +6.3 |
| Other education | 1.8 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 1.8 | −3.4 |
| Employment | 24.6 | +5.6 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 3.5 | −6.8 |
Ofsted
Kettering Science Academy was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 11 July 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jul 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
Oct 2019Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2017Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective May 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Good Early years Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
66% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 66%
- Replies
- 101
- 7% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 88% who raised concerns
based on the 44% who had a child bullied
based on 29 parents (29%) with SEND