St. Marys CofE 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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St. Marys CofE Primary School is a primary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 28 March 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St. Marys CofE 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, 46% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths result was 2nd lowest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire that have results.
- 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.
- Of its pupils, 23.1% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 13.7% 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
- St Mary's C of E Primary Academy, High Street, Burton Latimer, Kettering, NN15 5RL
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 290 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 23.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 28 March 2023
Strengths
- “Mary’s is a welcoming and inclusive school, where there are caring relationships between staff and pupils.”
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe in school.”
- “Leaders have secured a calm learning environment.”
To improve
- “However, in a very small number of subjects, leaders’ curriculum design is at an earlier stage.”
- “The key knowledge that pupils should learn is less precise.”
- “In these areas of the curriculum, teachers are still refining the precise knowledge pupils need to learn and how they undertake the assessment of this knowledge.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 May 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) | 46% | 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: 44 first-preference applications, 45 offers in total, 44 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.
- Meadowside Primary School 0.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Isham Church of England Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Barton Seagrave Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hayfield Cross CofE School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Finedon Nursery and Infant School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School 2.1 mi Good
- Cranford CofE Primary School 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published