Kettering Science Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–19 · Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Kettering Science Academy is a secondary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–19 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 11 July 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Kettering Science Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 28% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%).
- In 2024/25, A level results averaged grade C (England B-), with progress from GCSE to A level below average.
- Year 7 2026 had 149 first-choice applications for 270 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 121 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- 27% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 19.8% across the 8 nearest secondary schools in North Northamptonshire.
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
- Deeble Road, Kettering, NN15 7AA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–19
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,477 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 27% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 11 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils know that staff at this school have high expectations of them.”
- “Pupils describe how the school tries to develop all pupils to be the best that they can be.”
- “Older pupils describe how the school has got much better over time.”
To improve
- “However, there are occasions when activities are not well matched to the intended learning.”
- “When this is the case, some pupils become off-task and do not learn as well as they should.”
- “There are still occasions when teachers do not use assessment purposefully enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 19 September 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) | 28% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 37.3 | 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: 149 first-preference applications, 270 offers in total, 149 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 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Bishop Stopford School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Latimer Arts College 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Montsaye Academy 4.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Brooke Weston Academy 4.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Secondary Academy 5.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Huxlow Academy 6.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy 6.1 mi Good Last distance published