Loddington CofE (VA) 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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Loddington CofE (VA) 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 28 February 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Loddington CofE (VA) 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 in 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception in 2026 had 13 first-choice applications for 13 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 64% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The school has 95 pupils on roll and 13.6 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 23.6 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
- Main Street, Loddington, Loddington School, Kettering, NN14 1LA
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 95 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 7.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 13.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 28 February 2023
Strengths
- “There is a real family feel in and around the school.”
- “Parents and carers are very positive about their children’s experiences.”
- “As one parent typically stated: ‘I love the school.”
To improve
- “However, teachers do not always use these systems consistently to identify gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “In a few subjects, subject leaders do not check carefully enough how well teachers implement the curriculum or if pupils can recall what they have learned.”
- “However, a few pupils have a limited understanding of protected groups and different faiths.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 27 April 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) | 64% | 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: 13 first-preference applications, 13 offers in total, 13 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.
- Mawsley Primary School 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School 1.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Rothwell Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Broughton Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hall Meadow Primary School 2.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 2.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Havelock Junior School 3.1 mi School remains Good
- Havelock Infant School 3.1 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published