Kettering Buccleuch Academy

State-Funded School

kettering-buccleuch-academy-north-northamptonshire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

KetteringConstituency

NN16 9NSPostcode

6.9

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

Kettering Buccleuch Academy is a state-funded secondary for pupils aged 4–18, located in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 1,808 pupils. Kettering Buccleuch Academy is part of UNITED LEARNING TRUST.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 10 Feb 2026 · published 19 Apr 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Post-16 provision
Strong standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Sixth formprovision

Outstanding

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 48.3
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 45.4%
EBacc average point score: 4.57

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

1,808

Total Pupils

54%Boys

46%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

18%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Secondary
Age range: 4 – 18
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,808
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)
MAT name: UNITED LEARNING TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
22 Nov 2021	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good
7 Feb 2018	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.