Danesholme Infant Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–7 · Corby, 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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Danesholme Infant Academy is a primary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–7 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 21 June 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Danesholme Infant 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 40 first-choice applications for 45 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 5 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- There are 19.9 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 26.1 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
- Motala Close, Corby, NN18 9DT
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 189 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 21 June 2023
Strengths
- “Meeting individual pupils’ needs is at the heart of leaders’ actions at this school.”
- “Leaders ensure that they listen to pupils’ views and act on them.”
- “A warm, welcoming smile greets pupils every day.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, independent activities are not purposeful.”
- “They do not always help children to build on their communication and language development.”
- “They also recognise that early years needs further development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 40 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 40 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.
- Danesholme Junior Academy 0.0 mi School remains Good
- Kingswood Primary Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Beanfield Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Hazel Leys Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Oakley Vale Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Corby Primary Academy 1.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published