Overall Oxbridge
#540
5 ranked schools · +374 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,983
Applications
36
Offers
11
Offer rate30.6%
+8.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%
Schools in Kettering
Victorian red-brick terraces and a broad market square anchor the centre of Kettering, a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire on the western bank of the River Ise. The town's identity was shaped by a boot and shoe industry that expanded through the nineteenth century, leaving a legacy of factory buildings repurposed alongside the older grain of the market streets. Around 63,000 people live here today.
Headlands and Highfield are among the most sought-after neighbourhoods for school catchments, with Weekley drawing families focused on the primary years just to the north-east. Southfield and Broughton extend the residential spread, while Midland Main Line trains connect the town to Leicester in around half an hour.
39
Primary
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6
Secondary
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1
All-through
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5
Special
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of which8sixth forms·20faith·1nurseries52 total
Area Performance
Kettering schools rank in the top 56% of England
Across 51 primary, secondary and sixth-form schools, state and independent. The average Find My School Inspection Score is 7.05/10, -0.36 vs England.
Find My School Inspection Band
10% Elite
Distribution across all Kettering schools
EliteExcellentGoodRebuilding
Kettering vs England distribution
National Rank
Top 56%
Across all ranked Kettering schools
Top 55%Primaryavg #8,245 of 14,978
Top 58%Secondaryavg #2,224 of 3,862
Top 60%Sixth formavg #1,525 of 2,555
Primary schools: 36 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,245
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.28 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,245
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,489
top 55% of 14,978
% reaching expected RWM standardstate
63%
+1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 62%
% reaching higher RWM standardstate
6%
-2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 8%
Secondary schools: 7 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,224
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 58% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.3
+1.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.60 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,224
-8 pts vs medianmedian 1,931
top 58% of 3,862
Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.3
+1.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Sixth form schools: 8 schools (state + independent)
LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,525
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 60% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
43%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.2/10
-0.52 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,525
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,278
top 60% of 2,555
% A*-A at A-Level
19%
-6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 25%
% A*-B at A-Level
43%
-7 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 50%
Oxford
#287
2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,197
Applications
11
Offers
0
Offer rate0.0%
-15.1 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 15.1%
Cambridge
#491
5 ranked schools · +282 places vs Eng avg #773 of 1,880
Applications
25
Offers
11
Offer rate44.0%
+14.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
Top 3 Primary Schools
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Kettering
Top 3 Secondary Schools
2026
Kettering
Top 3 Sixth Forms
2026
Kettering
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