Exeter A Learning Community Academy
Brayford Avenue, Corby, NN18 8DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING
- Headteacher
- Mrs Melanie Saunders
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Inspiring Futures Through Learning
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 146827
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536204765
About this school
Exeter A Learning Community Academy is a primary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 466 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
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
- Outstanding
- 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 | 76 | 79 | 71 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 32% | 34% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 43% | 51% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 51% | 41% | 48% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 47% | 52% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Exeter A Learning Community 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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 32% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 34% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 520 |
| 2023/24 | 501 |
| 2024/25 | 479 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Exeter A Learning Community Academy compares
Exeter A Learning Community Academy ranked 90th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 6.9% | 45.5% | 466 | — |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby | 76% | 4.6% | 10.8% | 232 | 0.7 miles |
| Hazel Leys Academy | 64% | 6.3% | 30.9% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Corby Primary Academy | 60% | 4.4% | 10% | 472 | 0.8 miles |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 23.7% | 366 | 0.8 miles |
| Corby Old Village Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 30.8% | 207 | 0.8 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)
- 45.54%
- English as an additional language
- 38.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.92%
- Persistent absence
- 21.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby0.7 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Hazel Leys Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Corby Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Corby Old Village Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
Exeter A Learning Community Academy ranks 18th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Corby.
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
- Hazel Leys Academy Primary
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primary
- Little Stanion Primary School Primary
- Oakley Vale Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primary
- Priors Hall - A Learning Community Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Exeter A Learning Community Academy teach?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Corby.
- Who is the headteacher of Exeter A Learning Community Academy?
- The headteacher of Exeter A Learning Community Academy is Mrs Melanie Saunders, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Exeter A Learning Community Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Exeter A Learning Community 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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Exeter A Learning Community Academy full?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy has capacity for 840 pupils and 466 on roll (55%), 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 Exeter A Learning Community Academy a faith school?
- No. Exeter A Learning Community Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Exeter A Learning Community Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Exeter A Learning Community Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Exeter A Learning Community Academy?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy is part of INSPIRING FUTURES THROUGH LEARNING. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Exeter A Learning Community Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 32% in 2022/23 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Exeter A Learning Community Academy rank locally?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy ranked 90th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Exeter A Learning Community Academy's absence rate?
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Exeter A Learning Community Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Exeter A Learning Community Academy'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.