Montsaye Academy, Kettering
Montsaye Academy is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 18 in Kettering, part of United Learning Trust.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Year 7 applications for September 2027 close in 5 days
Deadline Saturday 31 October 2026. Apply to North Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 1 March.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Montsaye Academy in detail
Results
Montsaye Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 137049), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 43.7 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
Getting a place at Montsaye Academy
For September 2026 entry, 112 families put Montsaye Academy as their first choice and 166 named it as one of their preferences, for 148 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Montsaye Academy are Kettering Buccleuch Academy (4.3 miles, Good, Attainment 8 51.4); Bishop Stopford School (4.4 miles, Outstanding, Attainment 8 62.9); Kettering Science Academy (4.6 miles, Good, Attainment 8 35.3); and Southfield School for Girls (4.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.7).
Kettering Buccleuch AcademyBishop Stopford SchoolKettering Science AcademySouthfield School for Girls
The trust
Montsaye Academy is one of 98 schools run by United Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 49 in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.9% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Black (7%).
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Montsaye Academy.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Nunnery Avenue (adjacent), 130 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 75 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in North Northamptonshire (141).
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Montsaye Academy are Rothwell Victoria Infant School (0.3 miles), Rothwell Junior School (0.4 miles), Havelock Junior School (1.3 miles) and Havelock Infant School (1.3 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Rothwell Victoria Infant SchoolRothwell Junior SchoolHavelock Junior SchoolHavelock Infant School
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; 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
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
Montsaye Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2025. Before that, as Montsaye Academy (URN 137049), it was rated Inadequate in November 2023.
At a Glance
25.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
Yes
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Exclusions & Suspensions
2
Permanent exclusions
201
Suspensions
69 pupils received one or more suspensions
2024/25 academic year
Results at Montsaye Academy before it took its current form in 2025 (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26Published under the school's previous registration (URN 137049). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has remained stable at around -0.57 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has improved from 39.1 to 43.7 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has improved from 27% to 37% (2023 to 2026).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Montsaye Academy
Term dates
Montsaye 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 Montsaye Academy from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Montsaye 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
- 10
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 3
- Children hurt
- 3
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.
3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot.
4 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.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Montsaye Academy
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Montsaye Academy.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Montsaye Academy for 2026 entry.
- How many families in North Northamptonshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
74%
Available places
1,017 pupils
1,380 places
363 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Kettering
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Kettering
Across North Northamptonshire council
Places available
4,402
Applications
4,186
Got 1st preference
85.2%
Got preferred school
96.4%
All secondary applications across North Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
129
SEN Support
33
EHC Plans
15.9%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
1,017
Total Pupils
558
Boys
459
Girls
2026 academic year
Absence at Montsaye Academy before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 137049). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
10.6%
Overall absence
27.2%
Persistent absence
1,023
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Questions parents ask about Montsaye Academy
Are there exam results for Montsaye Academy?
Montsaye Academy has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 137049), its pupils had an average Attainment 8 score of 43.7 and 37% passing English and maths at grade 5 or above in the 2026 GCSE results.
What is Montsaye Academy's Ofsted rating?
Montsaye Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2025. Before that, as Montsaye Academy (URN 137049), it was rated Inadequate in November 2023.
What is the catchment area for Montsaye Academy?
No fixed boundary. When Montsaye Academy is oversubscribed, North Northamptonshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Montsaye Academy?
Classes at Montsaye Academy average 24.2 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Montsaye Academy?
Montsaye Academy has around 1017 pupils on roll. 26% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Montsaye Academy?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Montsaye Academy on your application. Applications for Year 7 places starting in September 2027 close on Saturday 31 October 2026, and offers are made on Monday 1 March 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Montsaye Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 3 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 3 on foot. 4 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 Montsaye Academy?
Montsaye Academy is at Greening Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6BB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)