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Corby Primary Academy

North Northamptonshire, NN18 8QAPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
May 2025
KS2 Results
72%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.3×
Oversubscribed
70 1st-choice / 56 places
Ranking
#3,524
of 13,686 nationally

About Corby Primary Academy

Corby Primary Academy holds a Good rating from its most recent Ofsted inspection in 2025, a change from its previous Outstanding grade in 2015. The school’s strongest academic signal is its Key Stage 2 performance in reading, writing and maths combined: 72% of pupils met the expected standard in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits well above the local authority average of 61% for North Northamptonshire, placing the school 21st out of 90 primaries in the area and in the top quarter nationally. The data also shows solid average scaled scores of 105 in both reading and maths, and a higher-than-average proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard in reading (33%) and maths (25%). The school’s overall ranking score of 72 puts it comfortably in the top 50 tier of primary schools in the East Midlands region.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterNone
AddressButland Road, Corby, North Northamptonshire, NN18 8QA
HeadteacherKirsty Foley
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils468
Free School Meals (FSM)8.3%
School Capacity468 / 420 (111% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

13 May 2025
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Quality of Education
Good
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 16 Jun 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingVisionLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Corby Primary Academy

Corby Primary Academy has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.