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Hayfield Cross CofE School

Voluntary aided school · Kettering · NN15 5FJ

Ages 4–11 · 420 pupils · North Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

58%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.32 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-03-19

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)58%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)9.1%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
3.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.32 · Competitive

1st preferences

78

Places offered

59

1st-preference offers

56

Total preferences (any rank)
166
Preferred offers (top 3)
59
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

420 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
420
Boys / girls
216 / 204
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
420 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
4.3%
FSM pupils
18
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Peterborough
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mr Richard Albert

Location

Address
Hayfield Crescent
Postcode
NN15 5FJ
Town
Kettering
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
District
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Kettering
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, 420 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 4.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Peterborough.

Open schools in Kettering
51
Primary schools in Kettering
39
Academies among open schools in Kettering
71% (36)
Open schools in NN15
20
Primary in NN15
12
Open schools in North Northamptonshire LA
154
Primary in North Northamptonshire LA
111

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM10.1%
    • Demand0.84

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  • Millbrook Infant School

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM14.6%
    • Demand0.91

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  • Millbrook Junior School

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    • KS253%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM18.6%

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  • St Edward's Catholic Primary School

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    • KS250%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand0.86

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  • St. Marys CofE Primary School

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    • KS256%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM23.1%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Meadowside Primary School

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Compass Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Kettering · NN15 7EA · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence7.5%
    • FSM30.5%
    • Demand0.97

    1.6 miles away

  • Cranford CofE Primary School

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    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM8.9%
    • Demand1.64

    1.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Richard Albert
Telephone
01536606093
Website
www.hayfieldcross.org.uk

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