Exeter A Learning Community Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 2–11 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Exeter A Learning Community Academy is a primary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 2–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 13 June 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Exeter A Learning Community 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
- Free school meal eligibility is 39.7% of pupils, against a middle figure of 26.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 drew 41 first-choice applications for 48 offers, 0.9 first choices per offer, the 11th lowest of 96 North Northamptonshire primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 35% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), lowest of 9 schools: this one and 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
- Brayford Avenue, Brayford Avenue, Corby, NN18 8DL
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 466 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 13 June 2023
Strengths
- “Leaders have worked tirelessly to improve the school.”
- “They are ambitious for all pupils.”
- “They are committed to removing any barriers that prevent pupils from experiencing success.”
To improve
- “While the full impact of this is not yet manifested in every area, leaders and staff are checking closely on how they can refine and improve their curriculum even further.”
- “However, some pupils do not apply these skills at social times.”
- “Some pupils say that behaviour is not as good at playtimes and lunchtimes.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 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) | 35% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 41 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 Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hazel Leys Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Corby Primary Academy 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Corby Old Village Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Rockingham Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Kingswood Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Studfall Junior Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good