Hawthorn Community Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Kettering, NN15 7HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Emma Jacox
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 146905
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536512204
About this school
Hawthorn Community Primary School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 312 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
- 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 | 46 | 45 | 45 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 60% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 4% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% | 71% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% | 71% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 71% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| 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 Hawthorn Community 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 | 54% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 294 |
| 2023/24 | 314 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hawthorn Community Primary School compares
Hawthorn Community Primary School ranked 25th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 4.3% | 22.8% | 312 | — |
| Greenfields Primary School and Nursery | 85% | 4.7% | 24.4% | 481 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | 69% | 4.5% | 5.1% | 216 | 0.6 miles |
| Compass Primary Academy | 50% | 7.5% | 31.8% | 403 | 0.7 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 | 0.8 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)
- 22.78%
- English as an additional language
- 17.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.31%
- Persistent absence
- 10.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Greenfields Primary School and Nursery0.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Compass Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
St Edward's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Hall Meadow Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Hawthorn Community Primary School ranks 12th 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 Hawthorn Community Primary School teach?
- Hawthorn Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Hawthorn Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hawthorn Community Primary School is Mrs Emma Jacox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hawthorn Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hawthorn Community 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 Hawthorn Community Primary School?
- Hawthorn Community Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hawthorn Community Primary School full?
- Hawthorn Community Primary School has capacity for 315 pupils and 312 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 Hawthorn Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hawthorn Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hawthorn Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hawthorn Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hawthorn Community Primary School?
- Hawthorn Community Primary 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 Hawthorn Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hawthorn Community Primary School rank locally?
- Hawthorn Community Primary School ranked 25th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hawthorn Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Hawthorn Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hawthorn Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hawthorn Community 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.