Kingswood Primary Academy

About Kingswood Primary Academy

Kingswood Primary Academy is a state primary school in North Northamptonshire, serving 211 pupils aged 4 to 11. It sits in a competitive local landscape where the top-performing peers include Gretton Primary Academy, Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School, and Broughton Primary School. The school is oversubscribed: for its 22 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 55 total applications, with 22 first-preference offers made. That works out at 2.5 applications per place, suggesting solid local demand. The school is rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent inspection in 2025, an improvement from its previous Requires Improvement rating. The ungraded inspection in 2025 confirmed standards were maintained, with leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness all judged Good. With 46.4 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a community with above-average disadvantage.

Academically, Kingswood’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show 43 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is well below the local authority average of 61 per cent, and places the school 80th out of 90 primary schools in North Northamptonshire. No pupils achieved the higher standard in reading, writing and maths combined, though 17 per cent reached the higher standard in reading and 17 per cent in maths individually. Average scores were 101 in reading and 102 in maths. The school’s ranking score of 43 places it in the bottom 50 per cent nationally. Parent View responses from 18 respondents show strong satisfaction: 83 per cent would recommend the school, and 89 per cent agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy there. However, 17 per cent disagreed that bullying is dealt with quickly and effectively, and 11 per cent strongly disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly.

The school offers a range of facilities including an ICT suite, sensory room, playing fields, and a chapel. Sports provision covers netball, athletics, swimming, cricket, football, and gymnastics, while clubs include choir, book club, chess, drama, science club, and film club. SEND support is available for specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and physical disability. The Parent View data on SEND support was not answered by any respondents, so it is hard to gauge parent satisfaction in that area. Kingswood is a good fit for families in the Corby area who want a local, oversubscribed primary with a clear improvement trajectory from Requires Improvement to Good, and who value a broad range of extracurricular activities. The high FSM rate and below-average attainment suggest the school is working with a challenging intake, which may be a consideration for parents comparing outcomes with higher-performing peers.

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