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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
Grafton Street, Kettering NN16 9DF · standrewsceprimary.org.uk · 01536 512581
On the mapSearch near NN16 9DF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 63%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 348
- 33 over 315 places · 110%
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.2%
- First language not English
- 45.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 42 | 48 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 42 | 35 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 60 | 1.3▲ | 73% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 44 | 64 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
Results
In 2024/25, 63% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 9% the higher standard. Across North Northamptonshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●63% | 62% | ||
| ●9% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 17 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 17 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Inadequate, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Inadequate
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Outstanding Leadership and management Inadequate Early years Good Safeguarding Not effective
Before September 2019
May 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 56
- 16% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 46% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (38%) with SEND