Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, NN16 9NS
1,808 pupils · 99% of 1,820 capacity
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Christian
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 25.5%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Expected standard |
| Achievement | Expected standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Post-16 | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 10 February 2026, published 19 April 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.3 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 45.4% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 64.2% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 68.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.25 first-choice applications per place (primary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
Oversubscribed — 1.47 first-choice applications per place (secondary entry, Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 75 | 155 | 60 |
| Sept 2026 entry | 180 | 264 | 661 | 180 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 61 | 122 | 58 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 174 | 259 | 643 | 174 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 57 | 64 | 122 | 57 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 165 | 322 | 721 | 165 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 70 | 134 | 59 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 175 | 267 | 637 | 175 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Northampton International Academy 22.5 km · No overall grade (2024)
- The Duston School 24.7 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2026)
- Wootton Park School 25.4 km · Standards maintained (2025)
- Caroline Chisholm School 26.2 km · Good (2020) · previous system
- Hampton College 33.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- DSLV E-ACT Academy 34.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.