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St Edward's Catholic Primary School

URN
141634
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
St Edward's Catholic Primary School
URN
141634
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-11
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Strong

75 / 100

Strong

Based on official data for academic year 2024/25.

Academic Outcomes

70

Inspection

78

Admissions Value

66

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

100

School Compass rankings

Top 50% of primary schools in England

Top 50% nationally

#22 of 90 schools in North Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Consider

This school has a mixed profile and may warrant further investigation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Average
  • National comparison: Similar to national average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for St Edward's Catholic Primary School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for St Edward's Catholic Primary School

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Ofsted inspections

Report card (from November 2025)

From November 2025, Ofsted no longer gives a single overall grade. Schools receive grades across several areas on a report card.

Latest publication date
8 May 2026
Inspection date
3 March 2026
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingMet

Inspection outcomes

  • Safeguarding

    Met

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Inclusion

    Strong standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Curriculum and teaching

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

21

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

47

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

21

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.24×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (North Northamptonshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.st-edwards.northants.sch.uk/

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Performance & outcomes

Official Department for Education attainment and outcomes data. Suppressed or unpublished figures are shown as “Not published”.

Key stage 2 (primary)

Key stage 2 (primary) data for academic year 2024/25

Official Department for Education key stage 2 attainment for academic year 2024/25.

Reading expected standard

Reading expected %

83.0%

Writing expected standard

Writing expected %

80.0%

Maths expected standard

Maths expected %

87.0%

Reading, writing and maths expected

RWM expected %

73.0%

Reading progress

Reading progress

Not published

Writing progress

Location

NN15 6PT - Eastleigh Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
Eastleigh Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN15 6PT
Phone
1536481430
Website
www.st-edwards.northants.sch.uk/
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Administrative details

Local authority name
North Northamptonshire
Local authority code
940

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 166 schools in North Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

166

Open schools

154

Closed schools

12

Primary schools

121

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Achievement

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Attendance and behaviour

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Personal development and wellbeing

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Leadership and governance

    Expected standard

    Graded 3 March 2026

  • Early years

    Expected standard
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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 2 inspections on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    8 May 20263 March 2026S5 InspectionReport cardView report for inspection published 8 May 2026
    19 January 202230 November 2021Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1GoodView report for inspection published 19 January 2022
    • Report card

      Published
      8 May 2026
      Inspected
      3 March 2026
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report
    • Good

      Published
      19 January 2022
      Inspected
      30 November 2021
      Type
      Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    44.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 19

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Writing progress

    Not published

    Maths progress

    Maths progress

    Not published

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education performance and outcomes statistics (England).

    Secondary schools

    22

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary121 (74.7%)
    • Secondary22 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other19 (11.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    St Edward's Catholic Primary School0 mPrimaryClosed
    Isebrook SEN Cognition & Learning College77 mNot applicableClosed
    Isebrook School77 mNot applicableOpen
    Kettering School for Boys205 mSecondaryClosed
    Tresham College of Further and Higher Education230 m16 plusClosed
    Southfield School for Girls640 mSecondaryClosed
    Southfield School for Girls640 mSecondaryOpen
    Millbrook Infant School868 mPrimaryOpen
    Henry Gotch Primary School902 mPrimaryClosed
    Millbrook Junior School902 mPrimaryOpen
    • St Edward's Catholic Primary School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Isebrook SEN Cognition & Learning College
      Distance
      77 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Closed
    • Isebrook School
      Distance
      77 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Kettering School for Boys
      Distance
      205 m
      Phase
      Secondary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (North Northamptonshire)

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    • Alfred Lord Tennyson School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
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      Status
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    • All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
      Phase
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      Postcode
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    • Barton Seagrave Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN15 6QY
      Status
      Open
    • Beanfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN18 0LJ
      Status
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    Tresham College of Further and Higher Education
    Distance
    230 m
    Phase
    16 plus
    Status
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  • Southfield School for Girls
    Distance
    640 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Closed
  • Southfield School for Girls
    Distance
    640 m
    Phase
    Secondary
    Status
    Open
  • Millbrook Infant School
    Distance
    868 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Henry Gotch Primary School
    Distance
    902 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Millbrook Junior School
    Distance
    902 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Bozeat Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
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    Status
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