# Red Kite Academy

Red Kite Academy is a special school in North Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 4 to 18.

It had 149 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E145906. [North Northamptonshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-northamptonshire)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Free schools special
- Ages: 4 to 18
- Pupils: 149
- Council: North Northamptonshire
- URN: 145906

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), January 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2023
- Overall effectiveness: Good
- Quality of education: Good
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Good
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 0% of pupils at Red Kite 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).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 43.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 14 | – | – |

Red Kite Academy teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Beanfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beanfield-primary-school-e138672): 200 m. Primary. Good (overall), October 2022. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Maplefields Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maplefields-academy-e138634): 530 m. Special. School remains Outstanding, June 2023
- [St Brendan's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-brendans-catholic-primary-school-e142064): 580 m. Primary. School remains Good, October 2023. 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingswood Secondary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-secondary-academy-e139957): 1.1 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, March 2025. Attainment 8 of 46.0 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Woodnewton- A Learning Community](https://openindex.co.uk/school/woodnewton-a-learning-community-e138153): 1.4 km. Primary. Good (overall), April 2024. 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Kingswood Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kingswood-primary-academy-e139325): 1.4 km. Primary. Standards maintained, April 2025. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/145906)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/145906)

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