Hall Meadow Primary School
Packer Road, Lake Avenue, Kettering, NN15 7RP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INMAT
- Headteacher
- Mrs Caroline Farmer
- Sponsor
- InMAT
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 208
- URN
- 144318
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536417627
About this school
Hall Meadow Primary School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 208 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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 80% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 7% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 93% | 87% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 97% | 90% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 73% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 109.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.20 | - | - |
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 Hall Meadow Primary 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 | 80% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 203 |
| 2023/24 | 209 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hall Meadow Primary School compares
Hall Meadow Primary School ranked 21st of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 | 70% | 4.6% | 9.1% | 208 | — |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Greenfields Primary School and Nursery | 85% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 481 | 0.7 miles |
| Hawthorn Community Primary School | 69% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 312 | 0.8 miles |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 29.7% | 348 | 1.4 miles |
| Compass Primary Academy | 50% | 7.5% | 31.8% | 403 | 1.4 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)
- 9.05%
- English as an additional language
- 38.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.61%
- Persistent absence
- 6.59%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Hawthorn Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Compass Primary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Hall Meadow Primary School ranks 9th 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
- Havelock Infant School Primary
- Havelock Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hall Meadow Primary School teach?
- Hall Meadow Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Hall Meadow Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hall Meadow Primary School is Mrs Caroline Farmer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hall Meadow Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hall Meadow Primary 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 Hall Meadow Primary School?
- Hall Meadow Primary School has 208 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hall Meadow Primary School full?
- Hall Meadow Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 208 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 Hall Meadow Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hall Meadow Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hall Meadow Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hall Meadow Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hall Meadow Primary School?
- Hall Meadow Primary School is part of INMAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hall Meadow Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 80% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hall Meadow Primary School rank locally?
- Hall Meadow Primary School ranked 21st of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% 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 Hall Meadow Primary School's absence rate?
- Hall Meadow Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hall Meadow Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hall Meadow Primary 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 10 July 2026.