Corby Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.431 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Corby Primary Academy is a primary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 13 May 2025. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Corby 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 | 0.431 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 0.431 miles away, 3rd shortest of 25 North Northamptonshire primary schools (this one included) with a published last distance.
- There were 72 first-choice applications for 60 Reception offers in 2026; 57 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (21%) were not offered a place.
- 7.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.5% across the 8 nearest primary 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
- Butland Road, Corby, NN18 8QA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 13 May 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are friendly and welcoming at Corby Primary Academy.”
- “They enjoy school, and their attendance is high.”
- “Parents and carers speak highly of the school and the caring and supportive staff.”
To improve
- “However, staff sometimes do not adapt teaching swiftly enough when pupils are ready to move on or to deepen their learning.”
- “Where this is the case, learning activities can limit pupils’ thinking and understanding.”
- “However, this practice is inconsistent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 June 2025 (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) | 60% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 57 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Oakley Vale Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Hazel Leys Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Danesholme Junior Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Danesholme Infant Academy 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published