Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #29 in North Northamptonshire public Top 26% UK

St Edward's Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMrs Leanne Brydon

corporate_fareOUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD

location_onKettering, NN15 6PT

language Visit Website phone 1536481430

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2021

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Students

191

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Expected Standard

73%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Edward's Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Kettering, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 26% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Edward's Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Kettering, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of OUR LADY IMMACULATE CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. The school has approximately 195 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 73% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #29 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #6,453 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2021. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 29.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%

Reading83% LA 71%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths87% LA 70%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading57% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing75% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths71% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading68% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing79% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths61% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-3.6

Read

LA -0.7

-6.1 to -1.1

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 3.3

-3.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-5.4 to -0.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading72% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.7

Read

LA -0.9

-1.5 to 2.9

1.6

Write

LA -0.7

-0.4 to 3.7

1.9

Maths

LA -0.8

0.0 to 3.8

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

45%

LA 61%

Reading73% LA 73%

Writing76% LA 77%

Maths58% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.1

Read

LA -1.1

-2.2 to 2

-1.2

Write

LA -0.7

-3.2 to 0.8

-1.9

Maths

LA -1.3

-3.8 to 0

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

30 November 2021

Inspection Report

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21 February 2018

Inspection Report

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04 March 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2021-11-30

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-02-21

S5 Inspection Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2013-07-10

None Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 195 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	193	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	195	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	192	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	191	1	0.5%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	183	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	192	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	183	1	0.5%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	182	8	4.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	191	1	0.5%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	191	2	1.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	193	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	193	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	186	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	198	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	200	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	206	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	207	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	209	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	205	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 16 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils