Greenfields Primary School and Nursery
Highfield Road, Kettering, NN15 6HY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Tyrrell-Smith
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 484
- Pupils on roll
- 481
- URN
- 140191
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536514622
About this school
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 481 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenfields Primary School and Nursery, 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 54 | 60 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 78% | 85% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 13% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 82% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 85% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 73% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 Greenfields Primary School and Nursery 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 | 81% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 85% | 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 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 456 |
| 2023/24 | 469 |
| 2024/25 | 470 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenfields Primary School and Nursery compares
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery ranked 6th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 85% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 481 | — |
| Hawthorn Community Primary School | 69% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 312 | 0.4 miles |
| St Edward's Catholic Primary School | 73% | 4.6% | 13.3% | 190 | 0.7 miles |
| Hall Meadow Primary School | 70% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 208 | 0.7 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 216 | 0.9 miles |
| Compass Primary Academy | 50% | 7.5% | 31.8% | 403 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report30 April 2025
- 28 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.38%
- English as an additional language
- 31.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.66%
- Persistent absence
- 10.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hawthorn Community Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Hall Meadow Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Compass Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery ranks 3rd 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
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Greenfields Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Greenfields Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Greenfields Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Claire Tyrrell-Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenfields Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfields Primary School and Nursery, 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 Greenfields Primary School and Nursery?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery has 481 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery full?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 484 pupils and 481 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Greenfields Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenfields Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenfields Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Greenfields Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 81% in 2022/23 and 85% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Greenfields Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery ranked 6th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 94% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenfields Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfields Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfields Primary School and Nursery'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.