Grange Primary Academy

Grange Primary Academy is effectively maintaining the standards identified in its previous inspection, showcasing a strong commitment to inclusivity and the well-being of its pupils. The school fosters a supportive environment where students feel safe and valued, with an emphasis on collaborative learning and community involvement. Parents express confidence in the school's management, indicating effective communication channels and responsiveness to concerns. The school excels in developing foundational skills in early education, notably communication and language. A comprehensive curriculum supports reading and mathematics, enabling pupils to build confidence and mastery. However, while the overall performance is commendable, there are areas needing improvement, specifically in the identification and correction of grammatical and spelling errors in student work. The school is well-supported by its trust, which works closely with local governors to enhance educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and part of a supportive community.
• Strong emphasis on early communication and language skill development.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs.
• Engaging curriculum that includes a variety of activities.
• Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents.

Areas for Improvement

• Teachers do not always identify errors in pupils’ spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Grange Primary Academy attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 4.7% of pupils at Grange Primary Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Grange Primary Academy had 21.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.4% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 11.8% of pupils at Grange Primary Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.6% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Grange Primary Academy received £7,664 and spent £7,466 for each of its 224 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £200,000 (£894 per pupil).

Across all 93 schools of United Learning Trust, income was £8,687 and spending £8,616 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Kettering · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications

Grange Primary Academy is part of United Learning Trust, which runs 98 schools. The nearest others:

• Kettering Buccleuch Academy Kettering
• Montsaye Academy Kettering
• Northampton Academy Northampton
• Campion School Northampton
• Heath Lane Academy Leicester
• George Eliot Academy Nuneaton
• Nuneaton Academy Nuneaton
• Hanwell Fields Community School Banbury
• Hartshill Academy Nuneaton
• Hill View Primary School Banbury

What is Grange Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Grange Primary Academy is Good, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Grange Primary Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Grange Primary Academy was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Grange Primary Academy have?

Grange Primary Academy has 229 pupils on roll.

What age range does Grange Primary Academy cover?

Grange Primary Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Grange Primary Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Grange Primary Academy?

Grange Primary Academy is at Jean Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0PL.