All-through
Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, NN16 9NS
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1808 of 1820 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.4
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Religious character
- Yes
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- Yes
- Trust
- UNITED LEARNING TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 114.0
- All staff (FTE)
- 163.5
- Pupils per adult
- 11.4
- Pupils
- 1,869
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected February 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- Early yearsStrong standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formStrong standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections2
October 2021
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Early yearsGood
- Leadership and governanceOutstanding
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formOutstanding
January 2018
Previous framework
Requires improvement
- Leadership and governanceGood
GCSE results
45%
48.3
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 102 |
| Average reading score | 105 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 65% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 48.3 |
| EBacc average point score | 4.57 |
| Entered the EBacc | 68% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 64% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 45% |
| A level average points per entry | 34.79 |
| A level students | 110 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 57% |
| 23/24 | 67% |
| 24/25 | 65% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 58% |
| 22/23 | 53% |
| 23/24 | 51% |
| 24/25 | 45% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 36.8 |
| 22/23 | 37.4 |
| 23/24 | 37.7 |
| 24/25 | 34.8 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 103.0 |
| 23/24 | 105.0 |
| 24/25 | 105.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | +0.83 |
| 22/23 | +0.58 |
| 23/24 | +0.52 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 104.0 |
| 23/24 | 103.0 |
| 24/25 | 102.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 53.7 |
| 22/23 | 53.0 |
| 23/24 | 50.7 |
| 24/25 | 48.3 |
Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, NN16 9NS
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
North Northamptonshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Chloe Buckenham
- Address
- Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, NN16 9NS
- Telephone
- 01536515644