Hawthorn Community 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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Hawthorn Community 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 12 September 2023. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Hawthorn Community 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, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- For Reception 2026 there were 37 first-choice applications for 41 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 4 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- 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.
- Free school meal eligibility is 19.9% of pupils, against a middle figure of 23% 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
- Hawthorn Road, Kettering, NN15 7HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 24
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 12 September 2023
Strengths
- “This is a welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Relationships are warm and trusting.”
- “Pupils know that staff care about them.”
To improve
- “Pupils say that they would like to take part in a broader range of regular clubs and activities.”
- “Leaders know that there is more to do to ensure that all pupils achieve the expected standard by the end of Year 1.”
- “Standards of pupils’ writing in key stages 1 and 2 are not consistently high in all subjects, particularly the foundation subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 5 October 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) | 69% | 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: 37 first-preference applications, 41 offers in total, 37 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.
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery 0.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas More Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Compass Primary Academy 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Hall Meadow Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 0.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Kettering Park Junior Academy 1.1 mi Good
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published