Grange Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Grange Primary Academy is a primary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 23 October 2024. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Grange Primary 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 |
|---|---|
| Reception 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, 47% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%); 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire that have results.
- Reception 2026 drew 24 first-choice applications for 26 offers; every applicant was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
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
- Jean Road, Kettering, NN16 0PL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 229 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.3
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 23 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff at this inclusive community school live the values to ‘be responsible, be kind, be respectful, be ready’.”
- “Pupils talk about helping each other out and playing together.”
- “They enjoy taking on various class responsibilities, such as handing out toast at breakfast club.”
To improve
- “However, the mistakes that pupils sometimes make are not always noticed.”
- “This means that some pupils do not get enough opportunities to practise and improve.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 14 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 47% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 24 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 primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kettering Park Infant Academy 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Kettering Park Junior Academy 0.7 mi Good
- Compass Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Millbrook Junior School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Millbrook Infant School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Brambleside Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published