Kettering Buccleuch Academy is a all-through school located in Kettering. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's management effectiveness good, overall effectiveness, quality of education and outcomes for pupils requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 11/01/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.1%, which is 1.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering

School Information

Address: Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, NN16 9NS
Website: www.kba.uk
Telephone: 01536515644
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: All-through
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Dino Di Salvo
Religious character: Christian
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 135966

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 11/01/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1520
Number of Pupils: 1806
Number of Boys: 942
Number of Girls: 864

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.6
Writing
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.6
Maths
Average: -0.3 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:55%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:8%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:102
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Above Average: 0.6 Confidence interval 0.41 to 0.79
Of the 194 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 173 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:41%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:91%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:43%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:48.4
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.24
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ronald Tree Nursery School
Laburnum Crescent , NN16 9PH 		3out of 4 639 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Grange Primary Academy
Jean Road , NN16 0PL 		3out of 4 837 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Kettering Park Infant Academy
Park Avenue , NN16 9RU 		2out of 4 874 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Kettering Park Junior Academy
Wood Street , NN16 9SE 		1out of 4 928 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Brambleside Primary School
Cleveland Avenue , NN16 9NZ 		2out of 4 1,020 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fuller Street , NN16 0JH 		3out of 4 1,267 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kettering Science Academy
Deeble Road , NN15 7AA 		2out of 4 1,760 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Southfield School for Girls
Lewis Road , NN15 6HE 		3out of 4 3,121 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Weekley Glebe Road , NN16 9NS 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Youth Works Community College
Keystone Centre , 97 Rockingham Road NN16 9HX 		- not rated 1,412 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Kingsley Special Academy
Churchill Way , NN15 5DP 		4out of 4 2,377 yd Academy special converter No Mixed More About School
St Peter's School
52 Headlands , NN15 6DJ 		- not rated 2,840 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Isebrook School
Eastleigh Road , NN15 6PT 		3out of 4 2,930 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Wren Spinney Community School
Westover Road , Off Westhill Drive NN15 7LB 		4out of 4 3,016 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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