Havelock Infant School
Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Kiziak
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 140051
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536760486
About this school
Havelock Infant School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Havelock Infant School, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 24 January 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Outstanding. 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.
Trends over time
How Havelock Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 246 |
| 2023/24 | 218 |
| 2024/25 | 197 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Havelock Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 17.8% | 175 | — |
| Havelock Junior School | 60% | 4.7% | 22.9% | 306 | 0.1 miles |
| Loatlands Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 20.9% | 446 | 0.5 miles |
| Rothwell Junior School | — | — | — | 315 | 1.4 miles |
| Rothwell Victoria Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.5% | 263 | 1.5 miles |
| Rushton Primary School | 60% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 93 | 2.4 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)
- 17.77%
- English as an additional language
- 8.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 7.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Havelock Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Loatlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Rothwell Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rothwell Victoria Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rushton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other 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
- Grange Primary Academy Primary
- Great Addington CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Havelock Infant School teach?
- Havelock Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Havelock Infant School?
- The headteacher of Havelock Infant School is Mrs Rachel Kiziak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Havelock Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Havelock Infant School, 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 Havelock Infant School?
- Havelock Infant School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Havelock Infant School full?
- Havelock Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 175 on roll (65%), so it has space against 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 Havelock Infant School a faith school?
- No. Havelock Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Havelock Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Havelock Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Havelock Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Havelock Infant School is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Havelock Infant School's absence rate?
- Havelock Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Havelock Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Havelock Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.