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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 24 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding
- 9 March 2016Graded inspection: Outstanding
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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 entry100 applications · 58 places offered · 58 named it first
- 2026 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2025 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2024 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2023 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2022 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2021 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
- 2020 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2019 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2018 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2017 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2016 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
- 2015 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
- 2014 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- This school
- North Northamptonshire median
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 | 58 | 100 | 1.7 | 58 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2025 | 56 | 87 | 1.6 | 56 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2024 | 52 | 90 | 1.7 | 50 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 | 53 | 92 | 1.7 | 51 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2022 | 73 | 101 | 1.4 | 73 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2021 | 65 | 109 | 1.7 | 64 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2020 | 82 | 121 | 1.5 | 80 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 | 85 | 120 | 1.4 | 73 | 0.86 |
| Sep 2018 | 83 | 133 | 1.6 | 76 | 0.92 |
| Sep 2017 | 80 | 114 | 1.4 | 78 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2016 | 66 | 116 | 1.8 | 65 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2015 | 84 | 121 | 1.4 | 83 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 | 77 | 123 | 1.6 | 77 | 1.00 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Havelock Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Outstanding20241.7applications per place
- 0.1 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good202360%met the SATs standard
- 0.8 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20221.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
- 2.3 km · North NorthamptonshireSpecial measures Graded · no overall grade2024
- 2.3 km · North NorthamptonshireStandards maintained20251.4applications per place
- 3.8 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20244.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
- 4.9 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20242.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
- 5.0 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20232.4applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 6.6 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20231.4applications per place
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 140051 · 940/2028
- Capacity
- 270 pupils · 175 on roll
- Free school meals
- 22.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2013
- Replaced
- Havelock Infant School (URN 121816)
- Address
- Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LU
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources