Grange Primary Academy, Kettering
Grange Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Kettering, part of United Learning Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2015. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in October 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 33rd-highest of the 35 schools in Kettering with published results, and 12,897th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2015)
- 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
Grange Primary Academy in detail
Results
In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils at Grange Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 63% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (63% in reading, 53% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Grange Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 24 families put Grange Primary Academy as their first choice and 50 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.
Admissions history and your chances at Grange Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Grange Primary Academy are St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths); Kettering Park Infant Academy (0.6 miles, Good); Kettering Park Junior Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 73% reading, 77% maths); and Compass Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 69% reading, 74% maths).
Each of them had higher 2025 results than Grange Primary Academy.
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKettering Park Infant AcademyKettering Park Junior AcademyCompass Primary Academy
The trust
Grange Primary Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 66% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
16 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Grange Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 69% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 25% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (88%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (25%).
Who goes there
27.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (60%), Black (14%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 27 pupils (11.8%) received SEN support and 15 (6.6%) 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.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Kettering Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
10 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Ann Square (after), 60 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Grange 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 294 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Grange Primary Academy issued 19 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Grange Primary Academy are Kettering Buccleuch Academy (0.5 miles), Kettering Science Academy (0.6 miles), Southfield School for Girls (1.4 miles) and The Latimer Arts College (1.8 miles).
Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering Science AcademySouthfield School for GirlsThe Latimer Arts College
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; 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 · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2015, 11 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils and staff at this inclusive community school live the values to 'be responsible, be kind, be respectful, be ready'. Pupils talk about helping each other out and playing together. They enjoy taking on various class responsibilities, such as handing out toast at breakfast club. They feel they are part of the school community. Most parents and carers agree that, if they have any concerns, they can talk with a member of staff and any issues will be sorted.
The school helps pupils understand how they are feeling. The 'regulation stations' in each classroom give pupils the chance to calm down and get ready to learn. Pupils know that if they need extra help, they can go to one of the many calm spaces. Pupils feel safe in school. They say that if they are worried, they can tell an adult who will help them.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school makes sure that pupils' needs are met right from the start. Children in Nursery develop their communication and language skills quickly during daily sessions and this helps them to improve their vocabulary. For instance, they talk about the 'pointy bits' on a triangle. Meanwhile, children in Reception learn how to use sounds to build words. Adults remind them how to hold a pencil and help anyone who is struggling. Parents are welcomed in to support their children as they learn. As pupils become more confident readers, they learn how to read fluently. Staff model this process well. Any pupils who fall behind with their reading get extra help that is focused on the sounds they need to learn.
The school has worked with the trust to continue to develop the writing curriculum. Pupils learn about grammar, punctuation and spelling and then practise these skills in their writing. This helps them to become better writers. However, the mistakes that pupils sometimes make are not always noticed. This means that some pupils do not get enough opportunities to practise and improve.
From Ofsted's October 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its March 2015 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
30.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
16 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 63% to 57% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 53% to 63% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 63% to 70% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
28.3
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
7
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Grange Primary Academy
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Grange Primary Academy.
- Premier @ GrangeAt the school · Not yet graded
- Pacesetter Sports & Wellbeing - Kettering Buccleuch Academy770m away · Not yet graded
- Premier Education at KBA770m away · Not yet graded
- Five Star Holiday Clubs970m away · Not yet graded
Term dates
Grange Primary 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 Grange Primary Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Grange Primary 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
- 20
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 6
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight.
6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle.
5 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 Grange Primary Academy
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
208 pupils
210 places
2 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Kettering
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kettering
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(3)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
27
SEN Support
15
EHC Plans
18.3%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
229
Total Pupils
121
Boys
108
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
11
Teachers
20.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,841
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,083
Per pupil
£1444k
Total funding
£115k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.3%
Overall absence
15.3%
Persistent absence
189
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
Questions parents ask about Grange Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at Grange Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at Grange Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 57% reached the expected standard in reading and 63% did so in maths.
What is Grange Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
Grange Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in March 2015, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Grange Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Grange Primary 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 Grange Primary Academy?
Grange Primary Academy was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Grange Primary Academy?
Classes at Grange Primary Academy average 27.6 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Grange Primary Academy?
Grange Primary Academy has around 229 pupils on roll. 31% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Grange Primary Academy?
5.3% of sessions were missed at Grange Primary Academy in 2024/25. 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Grange Primary Academy?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Grange Primary 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.
Does Grange Primary Academy have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists an out-of-school club at the school: Premier @ Grange (registered, not yet graded). There are 3 more within a kilometre. The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Grange Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 20 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 3 serious and 16 slight. 6 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot and 3 on a bicycle. 5 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 Grange Primary Academy?
Grange Primary Academy is at Jean Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0PL.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)