Havelock Junior School
Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, NN14 2LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Rachel Kiziak
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 306
- URN
- 140054
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536760361
About this school
Havelock Junior School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 306 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 90 | 79 | 77 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 72% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 86% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 85% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
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 Havelock Junior 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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 338 |
| 2023/24 | 325 |
| 2024/25 | 314 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Havelock Junior School compares
Havelock Junior School ranked 44th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.7% | 22.9% | 306 | — |
| Havelock Infant School | — | 4.3% | 17.8% | 175 | 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 | 1.4 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)
- 22.93%
- English as an additional language
- 4.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 10.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Havelock Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Loatlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rothwell Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rothwell Victoria Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rushton Primary School2.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Havelock Junior School ranks 20th 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
- Grange Primary Academy Primary
- Great Addington CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Havelock Junior School teach?
- Havelock Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Havelock Junior School?
- The executive head teacher of Havelock Junior School is Mrs Rachel Kiziak, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Havelock Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Havelock Junior 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 big is Havelock Junior School?
- Havelock Junior School has 306 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Havelock Junior School full?
- Havelock Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 306 on roll (85%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Havelock Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Havelock Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Havelock Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Havelock Junior School?
- Havelock Junior 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.
- How have Havelock Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% 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 Havelock Junior School rank locally?
- Havelock Junior School ranked 44th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Havelock Junior School's absence rate?
- Havelock Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Havelock Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Havelock Junior School'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.