Kettering Park Infant Academy
Park Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9RU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INMAT
- Headteacher
- Mr Liam Cox
- Sponsor
- InMAT
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 144176
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536481922
About this school
Kettering Park Infant Academy is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 220 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Kettering Park Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 243 |
| 2023/24 | 252 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kettering Park Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 27.4% | 220 | — |
| Kettering Park Junior Academy | 68% | 4.9% | 28.6% | 347 | 0.0 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 29.7% | 348 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School | 76% | 4.6% | 24.4% | 257 | 0.5 miles |
| Grange Primary Academy | 47% | 5.3% | 39.3% | 229 | 0.6 miles |
| Brambleside Primary School | 67% | 4% | 10% | 416 | 0.7 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)
- 27.39%
- English as an additional language
- 46.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.81%
- Persistent absence
- 15.63%
Location
Nearby schools
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Kettering Park Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Kettering
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Grange Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Brambleside Primary School0.7 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 Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Kettering Park Infant Academy teach?
- Kettering Park Infant Academy teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Kettering Park Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Kettering Park Infant Academy is Mr Liam Cox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kettering Park Infant Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kettering Park Infant 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 Kettering Park Infant Academy?
- Kettering Park Infant Academy has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Kettering Park Infant Academy full?
- Kettering Park Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 220 on roll (81%), 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 Kettering Park Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Kettering Park Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Kettering Park Infant Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kettering Park Infant Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kettering Park Infant Academy?
- Kettering Park Infant Academy is part of INMAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Kettering Park Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Kettering Park Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Kettering Park Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Kettering Park Infant Academy. 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 10 July 2026.