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Kettering Buccleuch Academy

Academy sponsor led · Kettering · NN16 9NS

Ages 4–18 · 1,808 pupils · North Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

Attainment 8

50.7

Overall absence

7.5%

Admissions demand

1.95 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-02-10

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.52
−20+2
Attainment 850.7
English & maths grade 5+51%
English & maths grade 4+65%
EBacc entry66%

EBacc APS: 4.8

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)67%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence7.5%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.1%
Unauthorised2.9%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
1,605

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

1.95 · Competitive

1st preferences

322

Places offered

165

1st-preference offers

157

Total preferences (any rank)
721
Preferred offers (top 3)
165
Applications from outside LA
4
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill99%

1,808 pupils · 1,820 places

Pupils on roll
1,808
Boys / girls
971 / 837
School capacity
1,820
Capacity fill
1,808 / 1,820 (99%)
Free school meals
25.5%
FSM pupils
406
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Religious character
Christian
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
United Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Chloe Buckenham

Location

Address
Weekley Glebe Road
Postcode
NN16 9NS
Town
Kettering
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
District
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Kettering
Urban/rural
Urban: Further from a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

Special classes
No Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision
Resourced places
1,872 on roll / 14 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (all-through), Ages 4–18, in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, 1,808 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 25.5%. Religious character: Christian.

Open schools in Kettering
51
All-through schools in Kettering
1
Academies among open schools in Kettering
71% (36)
Open schools in NN16
10
All-through in NN16
1
Open schools in North Northamptonshire LA
154
All-through in North Northamptonshire LA
1

Nearby all-through schools

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

Compare with theseAll in KetteringNear NN16

  • Ronald Tree Nursery School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Local authority nursery school · Nursery

    Kettering · NN16 9PH · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 2–4

    • FSM0.0%

    0.4 miles away

  • Grange Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Kettering · NN16 0PL · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM32.9%
    • Demand1.21

    0.5 miles away

  • Kettering Park Infant Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kettering · NN16 9RU · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.5 miles away

  • Kettering Park Junior Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Kettering · NN16 9SE · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS256%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM29.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Brambleside Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Kettering · NN16 9NZ · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM9.9%
    • Demand1.02

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Chloe Buckenham
Telephone
01536515644
Website
www.kba.uk

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