Brambleside Primary School, Kettering

Ofsted's report card from its 9 June 2026 inspection grades Brambleside Primary School on 7 areas: 7 strong standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Strong standard. "Leaders and staff have very high expectations of all pupils."

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Leaders are tenacious in their approach to ensuring that pupils attend well."

Curriculum and teaching - Strong standard. "Leaders demonstrate a thorough understanding of the quality of the curriculum and teaching across the school."

Early years - Strong standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of the needs of children in the early years and ensure that the curriculum is taught well."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders have high aspirations for pupils with additional needs."

Leadership and governance - Strong standard. "Leaders have an astute understanding of the priorities for development to ensure the best possible outcomes and experiences for pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils develop secure and detailed knowledge across the personal, social and health education and relationships and sex education curriculums."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should continue to refine and strengthen the curriculum and wider school offer in order to achieve standards that have a transformational impact for all pupils".

From the headteacher's welcome: "I a m very proud to be Headteacher of such a warm and vibrant school community. Brambleside Primary School is situated in a popular residential area of Kettering, Northamptonshire. We are consistently one of the highest performing schools in the County according to the DFE Comparison tables."

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at Brambleside Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 85% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 62 families put Brambleside Primary School as their first choice and 122 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is slightly more first choices than places. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Brambleside Primary School are Kettering Park Infant Academy (0.7 miles, Good); Kettering Park Junior Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); and Grange Primary Academy (1 mile, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths).

Brambleside Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 3 schools.

Brambleside Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 45 pupils (10.8%) received SEN support and 6 (1.4%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is social, emotional and mental health needs.

Brambleside Primary School had 17 teachers in 2026, one for every 25 pupils: fewer teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Kettering Rail Station, about 1.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Litchfield Close (opposite), 140 metres away.

In 2024/25, Brambleside Primary School issued 5 suspensions, 1.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.