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Montsaye Academy
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Greening Road, Kettering NN14 6BB · montsaye.org · 01536 418844
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Inadequate
- 2019 framework · inspected Nov 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.7
- 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
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,017
- 74% of 1,380 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 26.7%
- First language not English
- 9.9%
- 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, 112 families put the school first and 148 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 | 148 | 112 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 162 | 131 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 189 | 118 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 202 | 161 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 177 | 150 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.7, and 36.1% 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 (31.3 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.7 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼36.1% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼56.1% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼25.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.72 | 4.09 |
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 137049)
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 18.2 | −21.1 |
| Further education | 59.7 | +21 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.8 | −0.9 |
| Employment | 5.1 | +2 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8 | −3.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | +2 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137049)
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 46 students | C (31.3) | Average -0.07 | |
| 46 students | C (31.3) | Average -0.08 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 60 | C- (26.3) | -0.52 |
| 2022/23 | 54 | C- (27) | — |
| 2021/22 | 42 | B- (35.7) | — |
| 2018/19 | 45 | C- (27.2) | -0.26 |
| 2017/18 | 62 | C- (25.2) | -0.14 |
| 2016/17 | 73 | D+ (23) | -0.13 |
| 2015/16 | 79 | C- (26.1) | +0.15 |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137049)
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 34.3 | −33.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 8.6 | +1.8 |
| Employment | 37.1 | +18.9 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.3 | +7.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.7 | — |
Published for the predecessor school (URN 137049)
Ofsted
Montsaye Academy was judged Inadequate at its last graded inspection, on 1 November 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Inadequate
- Inspected
- 1 Nov 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding not effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137049)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Inadequate |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jan 2019
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 137049), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Apr 2024Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137049)
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Dec 2016Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137049)
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 137049)