Kettering Buccleuch Academy
All-through schoolKettering Buccleuch Academy is a all-through school in North Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 4 to 18. It had 1,808 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 10 February 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Post-16 provision
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 65% of pupils at Kettering Buccleuch Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in North Northamptonshire and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
In 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at Kettering Buccleuch Academy was 51.4, against 43.3 in North Northamptonshire and 46.2 in England.
55.3% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 65% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 51.4 | 43.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 55.3% | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 72.1% | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 226 | – | – |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ronald Tree Nursery SchoolNursery. School remains Good, July 2024590 m
- Grange Primary AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 47% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)770 m
- Kettering Park Infant AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024800 m
- Kettering Park Junior AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)850 m
- Brambleside Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)930 m
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade. 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Northamptonshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).