Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

St Edward's Catholic Primary School

4–11Ages
190Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
141634URN

Eastleigh Road, Kettering, NN15 6PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.7 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

59 applications for 21 places · 14th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

73%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 3 March 2026Published 8 May 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected 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

3 March 2026
Report card · 1 Strong standard, 6 Expected standard
30 November 2021
Graded inspection: 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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

59 applications · 21 places offered · 19 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 3.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 3.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 10 of 11 years.

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as St Edward's Catholic Primary School (URN 122047), 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	21	59	2.8	19	0.90
Sep 2025	21	47	2.2	19	0.90
Sep 2024	22	40	1.8	19	0.86
Sep 2023	14	41	2.9	12	0.86
Sep 2022	15	43	2.9	11	0.73
Sep 2021	27	59	2.2	25	0.93
Sep 2020	13	45	3.5	13	1.00
Sep 2019	27	59	2.2	21	0.78
Sep 2018	23	55	2.4	20	0.87
Sep 2017	30	73	2.4	27	0.90
Sep 2016	19	61	3.2	19	1.00
Sep 2015 *	19	74	3.9	18	0.95
Sep 2014 *	30	76	2.5	25	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 80% · Maths 87% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard73%15th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard23%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	73%	0%	106	105
2023/24	50%	4%	102	103
2022/23	54%	7%	102	101

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

St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Infant School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Millbrook Junior School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

54%met the SATs standard
Compass Primary Academy
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Hawthorn Community Primary School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Barton Seagrave Primary School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2022

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141634 · 940/3408
Trust: Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Academies Trust Ltd
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 210 pupils · 190 on roll
Free school meals: 13.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 March 2015
Replaced: St Edward's Catholic Primary School (URN 122047)
Address: Eastleigh Road, Kettering, NN15 6PT
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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