Primary school

Kettering Park Junior Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • North Northamptonshire
  • NN16 9SE
Ofsted Good · inspected Feb 2024

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 5,941 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 81%81%2016/17: top 92%2017/18: top 75%2018/19: top 93%2022/23: top 74%2023/24: top 67%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · East Midlands 63%7/10 Above+58 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · East Midlands 6%8/10 Above+50.6 pts
Reading score103 · East Midlands 1052/10 Well below East Midlands
Maths score104 · East Midlands 1044/10 Below+32.9 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 39% · 83 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 38% · 85 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 56% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 43% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 51% · 86 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 56% · 86 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 68% · 81 pupils · East Midlands 63%68%38%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 83 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 1% · 85 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 8% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 5% · 88 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 86 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 1% · 86 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 10% · 81 pupils · East Midlands 6%10%1%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 100 · 83 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 99 · 85 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 102 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 101 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 103 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 104 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 103 · 81 pupils · East Midlands 10510499No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 101 · 83 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 99 · 85 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 101 · 88 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 102 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 102 · 86 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 81 pupils · East Midlands 10410499No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2024

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2014Requires improvementas predecessor
  5. 2016Inadequateas predecessor
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2020Requires improvement
  8. 2024Good

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026347
Free school meals (past 6 years)28.6%
First language not English44.5%
SEN support16.3%
EHC plan3.1%
Absence (sessions missed)4.9%
Persistently absent pupils12.3%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.7%

96.4% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 34 responses (9.9% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school70.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school76.5% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved52.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 41.2% not applicable40% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year64.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 17.6% not applicable50% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child82.3% agree
  • My child does well at this school88.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing64.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school67.6% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development58.8% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent55.9% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.4
Pupils per adult10.9
  • Classroom teachers 14.2
  • Leadership 2.8
  • Teaching assistants 14.8
  • Other support 6.5

Teachers 17 FTE · Whole workforce 38.2 · 63 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,916
Spend per pupil£4,989
Staff spend per pupil£4,213
Reserve per pupil£2,417
  • +£863,000revenue reserve
  • +£331,000in-year balance

Grants £5,868 · self-generated £48 · premises £232 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: INMAT (11 academies) · trust reserve £3,950,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it