Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Kettering Buccleuch Academy at a glance

Located in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, Kettering Buccleuch Academy is an all-through school, classified by the DfE as a sponsor-led academy with a Christian religious character. The school educates roughly 1,851 pupils aged 4 to 18. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' when it was last inspected in February 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 2.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. At GCSE, the school's average Attainment 8 score was 48.3, broadly in line with the national average of 46. On our composite score, Kettering Buccleuch Academy ranks in the lower half of primary schools nationally for its primary (KS2) results. For its secondary (KS4) results, it ranks in the top 36% of secondary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). At Key Stage 4, 45% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, in line with the national average of about 45%. Competition for places is real here - 80% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (75 first choices for 60 places). The council's own allocation figures show the last child offered a place for 2026 lived 0.58 miles away in a straight line — that distance is not a fixed catchment and moves each year. Overall pupil absence was 7.5%. There are about 17.1 pupils per teacher. Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.