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Kingsley Special Academy

Academy special converter · Mixed · North Northamptonshire

Churchill Way, Kettering, NN15 5DP

Website 01536316880

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Outstanding

Graded 15/06/2023

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

89.9%

32.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

165

Capacity used

Over capacity

106%

156 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type
Academy special converter
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Ben Campbell-Kemp
Address
Churchill Way, Kettering, NN15 5DP
Phone
01536316880
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Ward / constituency
Ise · Kettering
Area
Urban: Further from a major town or city
URN
137875

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals32%——
English as additional language19%——
SEN support0%——
70% boys (116)30% girls (49)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION

165 pupils · 156 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    15 June 2023

    Full graded inspection

    Outstanding overall effectiveness
    Early yearsOutstanding
    Personal developmentOutstanding
    Quality of educationOutstanding
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
  2. 21

    01 December 2021

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Outstanding (Concerns) - S5 Next
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 147 pupils

Attendance

89.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

10.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

32.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

3.1%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

77%
20/21
36%
21/22
33%
22/23
36%
23/24
33%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%
-62% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%
-75% vs England
Higher standard0%
-33% vs England
Average score95
-11 vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%
-72% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%
-74% vs England
Higher standard0%
-26% vs England
Average score93
-12 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%
-73% vs England
Higher standard0%
-30% vs England
Average score97
-8 vs England

Science

Expected standard0%
-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

02019020230202402025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)0%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.