Havelock Infant School

Havelock Infant School continues to demonstrate outstanding performance, maintaining its status from the previous inspection in 2016. The school is under the leadership of executive headteacher Rachel Kiziak and is part of the Pathfinder Schools trust. Pupils exhibit exceptional enthusiasm for learning and a strong sense of community, with positive attitudes toward both academic and social aspects of school life. The curriculum is carefully designed and enriches students' experiences through various activities, ensuring that all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities, are well supported and thrive.

Strengths

• Pupils demonstrate exceptionally positive attitudes towards learning.
• The curriculum is ambitious and well-planned, promoting language and communication.
• Staff have excellent subject knowledge and engage pupils effectively.
• The school's environment is calm and focused, supporting meaningful learning.
• Children in early years develop social and communication skills quickly.

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 Havelock Infant School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.0% 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, 2.0% of pupils at Havelock Infant School 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 Havelock Infant School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.9% 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, 17.1% of pupils at Havelock Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.4% 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 Havelock Infant School received £6,812 and spent £5,782 for each of its 197 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £0 (£0 per pupil).

Across all 17 schools of Symphony Learning Trust, income was £6,407 and spending £6,172 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

Havelock Infant School is part of Symphony Learning Trust, which runs 20 schools. The nearest others:

• Havelock Junior School Kettering
• Loatlands Primary School Kettering
• Rushton Primary School Kettering
• Hawthorn Community Primary School Kettering
• Foxton Primary School Market Harborough
• Thythorn Field Community Primary School Wigston
• The Meadow Community Primary School Wigston
• Fairfield Community Primary School Wigston
• Glen Hills Primary School Leicester
• Old Mill Primary School Leicester

What is Havelock Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Havelock Infant School is Outstanding, from an inspection in February 2024.

When was Havelock Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Havelock Infant School was last inspected in February 2024.

How many pupils does Havelock Infant School have?

Havelock Infant School has 175 pupils on roll.

What age range does Havelock Infant School cover?

Havelock Infant School for pupils aged 5 to 7.

Where is Havelock Infant School?

Havelock Infant School is at Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2LU.