Compass Primary Academy
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
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Compass Primary Academy 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 25 April 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Compass Primary 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.
- There were 25 first-choice applications for 26 Reception offers in 2026, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25 (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Windmill Avenue, Kettering, NN15 7EA
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 403 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 29.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 April 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy at this inclusive school.”
- “As one pupil explained, ‘We include everyone.”
- “New joiners quickly settle into this caring school.”
To improve
- “The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to have a severe impact on the pupils in this school.”
- “The impact is not yet consistently seen in published outcomes at key stages 1 and 2.”
- “However, pupils are not always well supported to achieve the curriculum aims.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 June 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) | 50% | 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: 25 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 25 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.
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Millbrook Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Millbrook Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Hawthorn Community Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Grange Primary Academy 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Kettering Park Junior Academy 0.9 mi Good
- Kettering Park Infant Academy 0.9 mi Good Last distance published