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EnglandKettering

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.

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.

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10% Elite

Distribution across all Kettering schools

10%
14%
71%
EliteExcellentGoodRebuilding

Kettering vs England distribution

National Rank

Top 56%

Across all ranked Kettering schools

Top 55%Primaryavg #8,185 of 14,873
Top 61%Secondaryavg #2,245 of 3,671
Top 60%Sixth formavg #1,361 of 2,262

Primary schools: 36 schools (state + independent)

LocalEngland avg
Average FMS Inspection Score
7.1/10
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,185
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 55% of 14,873

% 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
-0.29 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.3/10
Average national rank
#8,185
-5 pts vs medianmedian 7,437

top 55% of 14,873

% 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
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,245
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 61% of 3,671

Attainment 8 score (out of 90)state
40.3
+1.2 vs Eng avgEng avg 39.1
Average FMS Inspection Score
6.8/10
-0.59 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.4/10
Average national rank
#2,245
-11 pts vs medianmedian 1,836

top 61% of 3,671

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
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,361
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 60% of 2,262

% 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
-0.51 vs Eng avgEng avg 7.7/10
Average national rank
#1,361
-10 pts vs medianmedian 1,131

top 60% of 2,262

% 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%

Overall Oxbridge

#540

5 ranked schools · +374 places vs Eng avg #914 of 1,984

Applications

36

Offers

11

Offer rate30.6%
+8.2 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 22.4%

Oxford

#287

2 ranked schools · -34 places vs Eng avg #253 of 1,198

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 1,881

Applications

25

Offers

11

Offer rate44.0%
+14.6 pts vs Eng avgEng avg 29.4%
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