Red Kite Academy

Red Kite Academy has demonstrated solid overall performance during its first inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating across all domains evaluated. The school focuses intensely on meeting the diverse needs of its pupils, ensuring a caring and supportive environment where students feel safe and valued. Leaders are ambitious about student outcomes and have tailored the curriculum to cater to a variety of learning needs, with particular attention towards personal development and effective communication. Parents express high satisfaction with the school, highlighting its focus on holistic development rather than solely academic performance.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to meeting the diverse needs of all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with challenging behaviors.
• Well-designed curriculum pathways that cater to different learning needs.
• High levels of pupil enjoyment and engagement in school activities.
• Strong focus on communication and language development.
• Good personal development opportunities, including work experience.
• Effective safeguarding measures and strong culture of safety.

Areas for Improvement

• Lack of consistency in identifying learning objectives for the wider curriculum.
• Limited understanding of different faiths and cultures among pupils.

In 2024–25 pupils at Red Kite Academy attended 86.8% of sessions (the national figure for special schools was 87.2%). 32.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 35.3%).

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, 0.0% of pupils at Red Kite Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 5.1%). 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 Red Kite Academy had 8.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for special schools was 6.6). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 17.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.5%).

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 Red Kite Academy had 149 pupils, 100.0% of them with an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 99.5%).

It says it provides for: specific learning difficulty; moderate learning difficulty; severe learning difficulty; profound and multiple learning difficulty; social, emotional and mental health; speech, language and communication needs; hearing impairment; vision impairment; multi-sensory impairment; physical disability; autistic spectrum disorder; other difficulty or disability.

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 special school schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Red Kite Academy received £29,134 and spent £27,334 for each of its 142 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £1,371,000 (£9,653 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Kingsley Learning Foundation, income was £27,751 and spending £27,400 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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Red Kite Academy is part of Kingsley Learning Foundation, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Kingsley Special Academy Kettering

What is Red Kite Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Red Kite Academy is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Red Kite Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Red Kite Academy was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Red Kite Academy have?

Red Kite Academy has 149 pupils on roll.

What age range does Red Kite Academy cover?

Red Kite Academy for pupils aged 4 to 18.

What are Red Kite Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 0% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Red Kite Academy?

Red Kite Academy is at Purbeck Drive, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 0BX.