Kettering Park Junior Academy, Kettering

In its own words: "Our children are encouraged to be the best version of themselves and supported to use our PARK values, Pride, Achievement, Responsibility and Kindness, throughout their academic learning and social interactions every day."

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils at Kettering Park Junior Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 77% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 73% in North Northamptonshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 71% in reading and 66% in maths in 2024.

Across North Northamptonshire, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in North Northamptonshire lodged 62 appeals against primary school offers; 46 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (4.3% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Kettering Park Junior Academy are Kettering Park Infant Academy (under 0.1 miles, Good); St Andrew's Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 79% maths); St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 86% maths); and Grange Primary Academy (0.7 miles, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths).

Kettering Park Junior Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Kettering Park Junior Academy is one of 13 schools run by Inmat, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

41.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (43%), Black (16%) and Asian (12%).

In 2026, 44 pupils (12.7%) received SEN support and 22 (6.3%) 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.

The nearest railway station is Kettering Rail Station, about 1.1 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Park Rd (del), 220 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 434 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour 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, Kettering Park Junior Academy issued 3 suspensions, 0.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Kettering Park Junior Academy are Kettering Buccleuch Academy (0.5 miles), Kettering Science Academy (0.8 miles), Southfield School for Girls (1.5 miles) and Bishop Stopford School (1.5 miles).