Kingsley Special Academy
Churchill Way, Kettering, NN15 5DP
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION
- Headteacher
- Mr Ben Campbell-Kemp
- Religious ethos
- None
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, PD - Physical Disability, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty, SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 156
- Pupils on roll
- 165
- URN
- 137875
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536316880
About this school
Kingsley Special Academy is a special academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 165 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kingsley Special Academy, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 24 | 31 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | 95.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | 93.0 |
| Reading progress | -11.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -9.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Kingsley Special Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 10.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 162 |
| 2023/24 | 156 |
| 2024/25 | 163 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
- 15 June 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report1 December 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.45%
- English as an additional language
- 20.2%
- Overall absence
- 10.06%
- Persistent absence
- 32.65%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Isebrook School0.6 miles
Academies · Kettering
-
St Peter's School1.3 miles
Independent schools
-
Youth Works Community College1.5 miles
Independent schools · Northamptonshire
-
Wren Spinney School2.0 miles
Academies · Kettering
-
Creating Tomorrow College2.0 miles
Other types · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
- Creating Tomorrow College Other types
- Isebrook School Academies
- Stone Lodge Therapeutic School Special schools
- Wren Spinney School Academies
- Ronald Tree Nursery School Nursery
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primary
- Brambleside Primary School Primary
- Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broughton Primary School Primary
- Compass Primary Academy Primary
- Cranford CofE Primary School Primary
- Geddington Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Kingsley Special Academy teach?
- Kingsley Special Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Kingsley Special Academy?
- The headteacher of Kingsley Special Academy is Mr Ben Campbell-Kemp, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kingsley Special Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kingsley Special Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Kingsley Special Academy?
- Kingsley Special Academy has 165 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kingsley Special Academy full?
- Kingsley Special Academy has capacity for 156 pupils and 165 on roll (106%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Kingsley Special Academy a faith school?
- No. Kingsley Special Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Kingsley Special Academy part of an academy trust?
- Kingsley Special Academy is part of KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Kingsley Special Academy have?
- The schools register lists Kingsley Special Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; PD - Physical Disability; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty; SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Kingsley Special Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Kingsley Special Academy's absence rate?
- Kingsley Special Academy's overall absence rate is 10.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kingsley Special Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kingsley Special Academy's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.