Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Brambleside Primary School

4–11Ages
416Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141632URN

Cleveland Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9NZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

122 applications for 60 places · 47th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 June 2026Published 9 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

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

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 June 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
20 October 2021
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

122 applications · 60 places offered · 62 named it first

2026 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Brambleside Community Primary School (URN 130963), the previous school.

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	60	122	2.0	62	1.03
Sep 2025	58	120	2.1	66	1.14
Sep 2024	58	114	2.0	59	1.02
Sep 2023	59	125	2.1	61	1.03
Sep 2022	55	93	1.7	46	0.84
Sep 2021	58	102	1.8	56	0.97
Sep 2020	60	104	1.7	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	117	2.0	65	1.08
Sep 2018	54	112	2.1	47	0.87
Sep 2017	57	92	1.6	52	0.91
Sep 2016	50	102	2.0	43	0.86
Sep 2015 *	53	128	2.4	47	0.89
Sep 2014 *	60	131	2.2	49	0.82

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 82% · Maths 78% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%28th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard43%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth15%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard30%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	67%	10%	108	106
2023/24	73%	15%	107	107
2022/23	64%	16%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

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

Brambleside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Infant Academy
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place
Kettering Park Junior Academy
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary Academy
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Compass Primary Academy
2.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
2.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Community Primary School
2.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141632 · 940/2222
Trust: Brambleside Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 416 on roll
Free school meals: 9.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2015
Replaced: Brambleside Community Primary School (URN 130963)
Address: Cleveland Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9NZ
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources