St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fuller Street, Kettering, NN16 0JHOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a primary school in Kettering for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 153 schools in North Northamptonshire. It ranks 9th of 34 primary schools in Kettering. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 14 January 2025, report published 2 March 2025
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 14 January 2025
There is only one rule at St Mary's, 'Do everything in love.' Pupils are respectful and do their utmost to act with the best intentions. They are kind, friendly and supportive of each other. Pupils' positive behaviour is borne out of warm relationships with staff. Staff make it a priority to get to know each pupil individually. Typically, parents feel this is a loving, caring school where children thrive. Pastoral support is high quality. Pupils are supported to learn and attend well. They learn to keep themselves healthy and safe, including online. Pupils feel happy and secure. They know that if they have any worries, they have trusted adults to share them with. The school ensures that every pupil benefits from an impressive number of clubs. The wide range ignites pupils' interests. As well as sports, they can develop talents such as knitting and skateboarding. The school aims to take pupils on an 'amazing journey' towards academic success and personal growth. For the most part, this journey is well considered. Pupils become fluent readers and confident mathematicians. They achieve well in statutory assessments and in most areas of the wider curriculum. Pupils enjoy their learning.
What the school should improve
- The curriculum is not designed well in a few subjects. In these subjects, key areas of knowledge are not identified or revisited often enough. As a result, pupils do not remember what they have been taught or connect knowledge in the way the school intended. The school should ensure that important knowledge is clearly identified for these subjects, and that the curriculum is designed effectively in a manner that enables pupils to remember and connect their knowledge well.
- Sometimes, the learning activities given to pupils do not help them to learn the intended curriculum effectively. This limits the depth of knowledge that pupils can acquire. As a result, pupils' knowledge is not secure and can be limited. The school should ensure that learning activities are designed to meet the intended curriculum to support pupils to achieve consistently well.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
37 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
257 pupils on roll, with places for 266
Schools near St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Primary Academy | 0.4 miles | Ofsted: Good | 50% met the expected standard |
| Kettering Park Junior Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 68% met the expected standard |
| Grange Primary Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 47% met the expected standard |
| Kettering Park Infant Academy | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | Not published |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | 0.7 miles | Ofsted: Good | 63% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Academy converter
- Sector
- Academy
- Trust
- ST MARY'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND VA PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Mrs Diane Wright
- Phone
- 01536485500
- Address
- Fuller Street, Kettering, NN16 0JH
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- URN
- 139460
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.