Corby Primary Academy
Butland Road, Corby, NN18 8QA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Mrs Kirsty Foley
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 472
- URN
- 139827
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536430510
About this school
Corby Primary Academy is a primary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 472 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Corby Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 72% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 77% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 83% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 82% | 87% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.40 | - | - |
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 Corby 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 | 72% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 464 |
| 2023/24 | 467 |
| 2024/25 | 468 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Corby Primary Academy compares
Corby Primary Academy ranked 49th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.4% | 10% | 472 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby | 76% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 232 | 0.5 miles |
| Oakley Vale Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 9.8% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Hazel Leys Academy | 64% | 6.3% | 30.9% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Kingswood Primary Academy | 54% | 5.3% | 46.5% | 209 | 0.7 miles |
| Exeter A Learning Community Academy | 35% | 6.9% | 45.5% | 466 | 0.8 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)
- 9.98%
- English as an additional language
- 36.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 8.2%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby0.5 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Oakley Vale Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Hazel Leys Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Kingswood Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Exeter A Learning Community Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
Corby Primary Academy ranks 11th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Corby.
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
- Hazel Leys Academy Primary
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primary
- Little Stanion Primary School Primary
- Oakley Vale Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primary
- Priors Hall - A Learning Community Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Corby Primary Academy teach?
- Corby Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Corby.
- Who is the principal of Corby Primary Academy?
- The principal of Corby Primary Academy is Mrs Kirsty Foley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Corby Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Corby 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 many pupils are at Corby Primary Academy?
- Corby Primary Academy has 472 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Corby Primary Academy full?
- Corby Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 472 on roll (112%), 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 Corby Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Corby Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Corby Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Corby Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Corby Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Corby Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Corby Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Corby Primary Academy compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Corby Primary Academy ranked 49th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Corby Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Corby Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Corby Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Corby 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.