Compass Primary Academy, Kettering

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is with great pride and pleasure that I welcome you to Compass Primary Academy. At Compass, we believe that every child is unique and full of potential. Our mission is to provide a nurturing, inclusive and inspiring environment where children feel safe, valued and empowered to achieve their very best."

The school runs a breakfast club from 8:20am.

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils at Compass Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 74% 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 93% in reading and 90% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 25 families put Compass Primary Academy as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 26 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Compass Primary Academy are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths); Millbrook Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 72% reading, 65% maths); St Edward's Catholic Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 87% maths); and Millbrook Infant School (0.6 miles, Good).

Compass Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Compass Primary Academy is one of 12 schools run by The Brooke Weston Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (53%), Asian (14%) and Black (12%).

In 2026, 78 pupils (19.4%) received SEN support and 28 (6.9%) 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 speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Kettering Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is (Kettering) Oak Road (before), 120 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Compass Primary Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 406 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and shoplifting. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Compass Primary Academy issued 49 suspensions, 11.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Compass Primary Academy are Kettering Science Academy (under 0.1 miles), Southfield School for Girls (0.7 miles), Bishop Stopford School (1 mile) and Kettering Buccleuch Academy (1.1 miles).