Academy sponsor led · North Northamptonshire

Compass Primary Academy

3–11Ages
403Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143025URN

Windmill Avenue, Kettering, NN15 7EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.2per place

1.1 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

83 applications for 26 places · 9th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 25 April 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	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 entry

3.2applications per place, Reception

1.1 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 1.0 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 26 places offered · 25 named it first

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

2026 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 2.3; 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 Kettering Science Academy (URN 135967), 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	26	83	3.2	25	0.96
Sep 2025	27	58	2.2	26	0.96
Sep 2024	38	79	2.1	36	0.95
Sep 2023	42	74	1.8	40	0.95
Sep 2022	34	61	1.8	27	0.79
Sep 2021	44	83	1.9	44	1.00
Sep 2020	48	86	1.8	45	0.94
Sep 2019	38	73	1.9	32	0.84
Sep 2018	41	64	1.6	36	0.88
Sep 2017	60	98	1.6	66	1.10
Sep 2016 *	60	124	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2015 *	59	135	2.3	55	0.93
Sep 2014 *	59	132	2.2	56	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 59% · Maths 74% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%71st of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard21%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth5%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard12%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	50%	2%	103	102
2023/24	80%	7%	107	107
2022/23	55%	10%	103	103

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

Compass Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Millbrook Junior School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

54%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

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

Good2022

1.9applications per place
Hawthorn Community Primary School
1.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Grange Primary Academy
1.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Junior Academy
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

68%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Infant Academy
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

2.3applications per place

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: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143025 · 940/2201
Trust: The Brooke Weston Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 403 on roll
Free school meals: 30.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Kettering Science Academy (URN 135967)
Address: Windmill Avenue, Kettering, NN15 7EA
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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