Grange Primary Academy
Jean Road, Kettering, NN16 0PL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Christopher Latimer
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- United Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 220
- Pupils on roll
- 229
- URN
- 139585
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536503368
About this school
Grange Primary Academy is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 229 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 23 October 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 43% | 50% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 63% | 57% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 53% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% | 53% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 104.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
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 Grange Primary 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 | 43% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 241 |
| 2023/24 | 237 |
| 2024/25 | 232 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Grange Primary Academy compares
Grange Primary Academy ranked 79th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 229 | — |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 76% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Kettering Park Infant Academy | — | 5.8% | 27.4% | 220 | 0.6 miles |
| Kettering Park Junior Academy | 68% | 4.9% | 28.6% | 347 | 0.7 miles |
| Compass Primary Academy | 50% | 7.5% | 31.8% | 403 | 0.7 miles |
| Millbrook Junior School | 54% | 4.7% | 14.8% | 397 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 39.32%
- English as an additional language
- 30.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.3%
- Persistent absence
- 15.34%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Kettering Park Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Kettering Park Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Compass Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Millbrook Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Grange Primary Academy ranks 32nd of the 35 ranked primary schools in Kettering.
- 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
- Great Addington CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Grange Primary Academy teach?
- Grange Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Grange Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Grange Primary Academy is Mr Christopher Latimer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Grange Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Grange Primary 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 big is Grange Primary Academy?
- Grange Primary Academy has 229 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Grange Primary Academy full?
- Grange Primary Academy has capacity for 220 pupils and 229 on roll (104%), 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 Grange Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Grange Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Grange Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Grange Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Grange Primary Academy?
- Grange Primary Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Grange Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 43% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Grange Primary Academy rank locally?
- Grange Primary Academy ranked 79th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Grange Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Grange Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Grange Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Grange Primary 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.