Loatlands Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · 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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Loatlands Primary School is a primary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 March 2022. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Loatlands Primary School 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
- For Reception 2026 there were 46 first-choice applications for 47 offers, and every applicant was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was the lowest of 5 schools: this one and the 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire that have results.
- There are 23.8 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21 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
- Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2NJ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 446 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 17.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 March 2022
Strengths
- “The school’s core values of respect, resilience and curiosity are woven through all areas of Loatlands Primary.”
- “Pupils enjoy going to school and say that it is ‘a great place to make new friends’.”
- “They treat each other with respect and are well mannered.”
To improve
- “However, leaders have not adapted the curriculum consistently well in all subjects.”
- “However, sometimes pupils who begin to struggle are not helped to catch up as quickly as they could be.”
- “However, other subjects such as computing and religious education (RE) are not developed to the same high standard.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 May 2022 (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) | 55% | 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: 46 first-preference applications, 47 offers in total, 46 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.
- Havelock Infant School 0.5 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Havelock Junior School 0.5 mi School remains Good
- Rothwell Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rushton Primary School 2.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Wilbarston Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School 3.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Danesholme Infant Academy 4.5 mi Good Last distance published