Danesholme Infant Academy, Corby
Danesholme Infant Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 7 in Corby, part of Greenwood Academies Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. It was 67% full in 2025.
- Ofsted
- Good (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Danesholme Infant Academy in detail
Danesholme Infant Academy in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "Welcome to our warm and friendly academy, which includes our wonderful nursery, radiates our KRR values of Be Kind, Be Ready (to achieve), Be Respectful. At Danesholme Academies, our vision is commitment to providing the very best for the children of Danesholme and our wider community."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Getting a place at Danesholme Infant Academy
For September 2026 entry, 40 families put Danesholme Infant Academy as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 45 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Danesholme Infant Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Danesholme Infant Academy are Danesholme Junior Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good, 78% reading, 67% maths); Kingswood Primary Academy (0.8 miles, Good, 64% reading, 57% maths); Beanfield Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 67% reading, 64% maths); and St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby (1.1 miles, Good, 83% reading, 83% maths).
Danesholme Junior AcademyKingswood Primary AcademyBeanfield Primary SchoolSt Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby
The trust
Danesholme Infant Academy is one of 38 schools run by Greenwood Academies Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
38.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (54%) and Black (13%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Corby Rail Station, about 2.2 miles away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Tromso Close (before), 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Danesholme Infant Academy stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Danesholme Infant Academy issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Danesholme Infant Academy are Kingswood Secondary Academy (0.4 miles) and Brooke Weston Academy (0.9 miles).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.
Rated Good for
Quality of education, Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Early years (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
22.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
22.0
Avg class size
23.6
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Danesholme Infant Academy
Term dates
Danesholme Infant Academy is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Northamptonshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Danesholme Infant Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Danesholme Infant Academy is in North Northamptonshire; for families living there:
- North Northamptonshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policies and codes of conduct
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 9
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 4
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Your chances of a place at Danesholme Infant Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
67%
Available places
182 pupils
270 places
88 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Corby
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Corby
Across North Northamptonshire council
Places available
4,565
Applications
3,751
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across North Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
24
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
16.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
189
Total Pupils
107
Boys
82
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
18.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£54,571
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,893
Per pupil
£1246k
Total funding
£74k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.6%
Overall absence
12.8%
Persistent absence
148
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Danesholme Infant Academy
Questions parents ask about Danesholme Infant Academy
What is Danesholme Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?
Danesholme Infant Academy was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for Danesholme Infant Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Danesholme Infant Academy is oversubscribed, North Northamptonshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Danesholme Infant Academy?
Danesholme Infant Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 67% of its 270 places.
How big are the classes at Danesholme Infant Academy?
Classes at Danesholme Infant Academy average 22 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Danesholme Infant Academy?
Danesholme Infant Academy has around 189 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Danesholme Infant Academy?
5.6% of sessions were missed at Danesholme Infant Academy in 2024/25. 12.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Danesholme Infant Academy?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Danesholme Infant Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Danesholme Infant Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 9 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 4 serious and 5 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Danesholme Infant Academy?
Danesholme Infant Academy is at Motala Close, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9DT.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)