St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
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
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a primary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 17 May 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Andrew's Church of England 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
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Every Reception applicant was offered a place in 2026, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception in 2026: 43 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- Of its pupils, 23% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 27.3% 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
- Grafton Street, Kettering, NN16 9DF
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 348 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 17 May 2023
Strengths
- “This is an extremely inclusive and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils get on well with each other.”
- “They enjoy positive relationships with staff.”
To improve
- “A small number of pupils do not attend regularly and miss out on the range of opportunities the school provides.”
- “It is more effective in some subjects than others.”
- “Nevertheless, some pupils remain persistently absent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 July 2023 (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) | 63% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 43 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.
- Kettering Park Junior Academy 0.3 mi Good
- Kettering Park Infant Academy 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Brambleside Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Grange Primary Academy 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hawthorn Community Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Compass Primary Academy 1.1 mi Good Last distance published