Kettering Science Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Secondary, 16 plus
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 11 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
11 - 19 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded secondary
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Unique reference
135967
Address
Deeble Road, NN15 7AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
1418 (83% of total capacity)
Boys
62.0%
Girls
38.0%
First language not English
27.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
27.9%
Persistent absence
30.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
14.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 62.6%
Other White 8%
Other 7%
African 6.6%
Mixed 5.3%
Unclassified 3.7%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 1.1%
Pakistani 0.6%
Other Black 0.6%
Caribbean 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

GCSE Results

Progress 8 score

This school
-0.04
Local authority average, state-funded schools
0.04
England average, state-funded schools
-0.03

Entering EBacc

School 59%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School 29%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%

Attainment 8 score

School 40
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3

EBacc average point score

School 3.64
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Year 2022-2023

Subjects

GCSE Subjects

SubjectQualificationNumber of entries
Building / Construction Operations (General / Combined)Technical Award44
Music Studies (General)Technical Award18
Health StudiesTechnical Award43
Art & Design (3d Studies)GCSE2
Art & Design (Fine Art)GCSE42
Art & Design (Critical Studies)GCSE1
Art & Design (Graphics)GCSE20
Art & Design (Textiles)GCSE14
BiologyGCSE57
Business Studies:SingleGCSE25
Year 2022-2023

Admissions

Kettering Science Academy

Admission Policy
Non-selective
Total available places
257
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
157
2nd preference
178
3rd preference
116
From another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
152
2nd preference
77
3rd preference
28
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.8
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Year 7
266
158
108
Year 8
255
162
93
Year 9
262
163
99
Year 10
260
163
97
Year 11
255
170
85
Year 12
65
37
28
Year 13
55
26
29
Year 2023-2024

Participation in Education, Training, Employment

Destinations after GCSEs
School
LA
England
Staying in education
84.0%
83.7%
86.5%
Further education
55.0%
38.1%
34.7%
School sixth form
29.0%
44.8%
37.9%
Sixth form college
0.0%
0.2%
13.1%
Other education destinations
0.0%
0.7%
0.9%
Entering employment
5.0%
6.0%
3.9%
Entering apprenticeships
3.0%
3.6%
3.4%
Not in education or employment
6.0%
5.5%
5.2%
Destination unknown
3.0%
1.2%
1.0%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2021-2022 England: Year 2021-2022

Progression to Higher Education or Training

Destinations after A‑levels
School
LA
England
Degrees
69.0%
n/a
64.0%
Top third higher education institutions
20.0%
n/a
19.7%
Russell Group
20.0%
n/a
17.7%
Oxford or Cambridge
2.0%
n/a
1.0%
Other study at level 4 or 5
2.0%
n/a
2.6%
Higher apprenticeships
4.0%
n/a
1.7%
School: Year 2022-2023 Local authority: Year 2019-2020 England: Year 2019-2020

Nearby schools