The Latimer Arts College
Secondary · Foundation school · Ages 11–18 · Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
0.906 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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The Latimer Arts College is a secondary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (foundation school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 April 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
The Latimer Arts College catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | 0.906 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026 the last child offered a Year 7 place lived 0.906 miles away, the shortest of 6 North Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published Year 7 2026 last distance.
- For Year 7 entry in 2026 there were 261 first-choice applications for 238 offers: 226 offers went to first-choice families and 35 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 40% got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%); Attainment 8 score was 44.8 (England 46).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Castle Way, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6SW
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,219 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy to attend this school.”
- “There are positive relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Staff have high expectations, and pupils live up to these.”
To improve
- “However, not all pupils have a broad and balanced curriculum in Year 9.”
- “Sometimes, the tasks that have been designed to do this are not effective, and pupils do not fully embed their earlier learning as intended.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 June 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 40% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 44.8 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 261 first-preference applications, 238 offers in total, 226 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Southfield School for Girls 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Kettering Science Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Stopford School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Huxlow Academy 4.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy 5.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Weavers Academy 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Montsaye Academy 5.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Wrenn School 5.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published