Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Hawthorn Community Primary School

4–11Ages
312Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146905URN

Hawthorn Road, Kettering, NN15 7HT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

85 applications for 41 places · 45th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%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 · 12 September 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
Early years 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

2.1applications per place, Reception

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

85 applications · 41 places offered · 37 named it first

2026 2.1; 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 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 2.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 3.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Hawthorn Community Primary School (URN 121835), 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	41	85	2.1	37	0.90
Sep 2025	44	97	2.2	39	0.89
Sep 2024	44	92	2.1	37	0.84
Sep 2023	43	75	1.7	34	0.79
Sep 2022	45	85	1.9	32	0.71
Sep 2021	32	77	2.4	26	0.81
Sep 2020	36	91	2.5	35	0.97
Sep 2019 *	35	74	2.1	29	0.83
Sep 2018 *	43	82	1.9	36	0.84
Sep 2017 *	43	131	3.1	54	1.26
Sep 2016 *	45	131	2.9	51	1.13
Sep 2015 *	45	142	3.2	66	1.47
Sep 2014 *	45	135	3.0	48	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 76% · Maths 87% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%23rd of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard40%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth7%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard27%

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	69%	4%	107	106
2023/24	60%	4%	105	104
2022/23	54%	7%	104	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

Hawthorn Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.1applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.6applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Compass Primary Academy
1.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

3.2applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

2.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hall Meadow Primary School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
1.3 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Kettering Park Junior Academy
1.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2024

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

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146905 · 940/2057
Trust: Symphony Learning Trust
Capacity: 315 pupils · 312 on roll
Free school meals: 19.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Replaced: Hawthorn Community Primary School (URN 121835)
Address: Hawthorn Road, Kettering, NN15 7HT
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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