Academy sponsor led · North Northamptonshire

Kettering Science Academy

11–19Ages
1,477Pupils
SecondaryPhase
Sixth formAges 16–18
135967URN

Deeble Road, Kettering, NN15 7AA · School website

This school is due to be replaced by Compass Primary Academy.

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.4 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther secondary schools in North Northamptonshire

468 applications for 270 places · 16th of 21 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

Attainment 8 · 2025/26 (provisional)

35.3of 90

North Northamptonshire 45.0 England 46.0

19th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

All GCSE results

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 11 July 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Sixth form provision		Good

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.7applications per place, Year 7

0.4 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

468 applications · 270 places offered · 149 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2024 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2023 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2022 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.7
2021 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2019 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.8
2018 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.3
2015 2.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Year 7 applications for September 2027 close 31 October 2026, through your council

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	270	468	1.7	149	0.55
Sep 2025	265	435	1.6	164	0.62
Sep 2024	257	451	1.8	157	0.61
Sep 2023	266	379	1.4	149	0.56
Sep 2022	225	385	1.7	163	0.72
Sep 2021	268	340	1.3	141	0.53
Sep 2020	208	322	1.6	119	0.57
Sep 2019	228	322	1.4	108	0.47
Sep 2018	236	366	1.6	118	0.50
Sep 2017	175	348	2.0	107	0.61
Sep 2016	128	347	2.7	108	0.84
Sep 2015	138	375	2.7	103	0.75
Sep 2014	130	382	2.9	107	0.82

How did pupils do at GCSE?

DfE KS4 · 2025/26 provisional

271 pupils took GCSEs in 2025/26.

Attainment 8 (out of 90)35.319th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 45.0 England 46.0

Grade 5 or above in English and maths29%16th of 19 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 43% England 45%

Grade 4 or above in English and maths47%

North Northamptonshire 62% England 66%

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Progress 8 (2023/24, the latest published)−0.20

−20 = national average+2

Every year as a table

Year	Pupils	Attainment 8	5+ Eng & maths	4+ Eng & maths	Progress 8
2025/26 (prov.)	271	35.3	29%	47%	–
2024/25	264	37.3	28%	47%	–
2023/24	246	39.4	32%	48%	−0.20
2022/23	234	40.0	29%	50%	−0.04

Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25 or 2025/26: those pupils had no key stage 2 tests in 2020 and 2021.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest secondary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Kettering Science AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 35.3Attainment 8
Southfield School for Girls
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.0applications per place 46.7Attainment 8
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
1.6 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

3.7applications per place 51.4Attainment 8
Bishop Stopford School
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 62.9Attainment 8
The Latimer Arts College
2.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 45.9Attainment 8
Montsaye Academy
7.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Special measures Inadequate2023

1.1applications per place
Brooke Weston Academy
7.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.7applications per place 46.5Attainment 8
Kingswood Secondary Academy
9.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 46.0Attainment 8
Huxlow Academy
9.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 39.8Attainment 8

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Secondary
URN · DfE number: 135967 · 940/6909
Trust: The Brooke Weston Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Free school meals: 27.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 September 2009
Address: Deeble Road, Kettering, NN15 7AA
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources