UK Schools
Kettering Science Academy
Kettering Science Academy is a mixed secondary academy in Kettering, North Northamptonshire Council, teaching 1,477 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted rated it Good at its last graded inspection in July 2023. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 37.3 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 23 October 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for Kettering Science Academy.
Scale: Outstanding Good Requires improvement Inadequate
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for Kettering Science Academy.
- 1 Teacher Training Day
- 2 Teacher Training Day
- 3 Re-open to Yr7 & Yr12 students
- 4 Re-open to All students
- 23 Last day of Term 1
- 24 Teacher Training Day
- 3 Re-open to students (Term 2)
- 19 Last day of Term 2 (Academy closes at 12.30pm)
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day
- 26 Boxing Day
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day
- 5 Teacher Training Day
- 6 Re-open to students (Term 3)
- 13 Last day of Term 3
- 23 Re-open to students (Term 4)
- 26 Last day of Term 4
- 27 Teacher Training Day
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Re-open to students (Term 5)
- 4 Academy closed May Day Bank Holiday
- 4 Early May Bank Holiday
- 22 Last day of Term 5
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Re-open to students (Term 6)
- 26 Teacher Training Day
- 17 Last day of Term 6 (Academy closes at 12.30pm)
- 20 Disaggregated Teacher Training Day
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Teacher Training Day Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Teacher Training Day Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Re-open to Yr7 & Yr12 students Sep 3, 2025 Event
- Re-open to All students Sep 4, 2025 Event
- Last day of Term 1 Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Teacher Training Day Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Re-open to students (Term 2) Nov 3, 2025 Term
- Last day of Term 2 (Academy closes at 12.30pm) Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Teacher Training Day Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Re-open to students (Term 3) Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Last day of Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Re-open to students (Term 4) Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Last day of Term 4 Mar 26, 2026 Term
- Teacher Training Day Mar 27, 2026 Inset Day
- Re-open to students (Term 5) Apr 13, 2026 Term
- Academy closed May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Last day of Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
- Re-open to students (Term 6) Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Teacher Training Day Jun 26, 2026 Inset Day
- Last day of Term 6 (Academy closes at 12.30pm) Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Disaggregated Teacher Training Day Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Jan 1, 2026 Event
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Early May Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Dec 26, 2025 Event
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare Kettering Science Academy with North Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 37.3 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 28.44 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 33% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 85% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 84% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for Kettering Science Academy. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to Kettering Science Academy than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.