Kingswood Secondary Academy
Secondary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 11–18 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
1.394 miles
Published by North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 2 March 2026
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Kingswood Secondary Academy is a secondary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 11–18 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 19 March 2025. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2026 entry.
Kingswood Secondary 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 | 1.394 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Year 7 place in 2026 lived 1.394 miles away, the 2nd shortest of 6 North Northamptonshire secondary schools with a published last distance.
- For Year 7 in 2026 there were 199 first-choice applications for 216 offers; 180 offers went to first-choice families and 19 first-choice families (10%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 34% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), with an Attainment 8 score of 42.9 (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
- Gainsborough Road, Corby, NN18 9NS
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 1,208 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 30.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 19 March 2025
Strengths
- “Ambition and high expectations underpin the positive and inclusive culture at Kingswood Secondary Academy.”
- “Staff prioritise raising aspirations and reducing barriers so that all pupils can be successful.”
- “Most pupils achieve well and move on to appropriate colleges, universities or places of work.”
To improve
- “When they choose their options for key stage 4, all pupils have the opportunity to take the full range of GCSE courses that make up the English Baccalaureate, although only a small proportion choose to take a modern foreign language.”
- “On some occasions, these routines are not applied as effectively as they could be.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not check pupils’ understanding precisely enough to identify when pupils have misconceptions.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 May 2025 (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) | 34% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 42.9 | 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: 199 first-preference applications, 216 offers in total, 180 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.
- Brooke Weston Academy 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Lodge Park Academy 1.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Corby Technical School 1.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Corby Business Academy 4.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Weldon Village Academy 4.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Montsaye Academy 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Kettering Science Academy 5.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Southfield School for Girls 6.4 mi Good Last distance published