Kingsley Special Academy

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

KetteringConstituency

NN15 5DPPostcode

9.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Kingsley Special Academy is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–11, located in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Outstanding by Ofsted. It currently serves 165 pupils. Kingsley Special Academy is part of KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Outstanding

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

74%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

Pupils

165

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

32%

England average

27%

First language not English

19%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 165
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: KINGSLEY LEARNING FOUNDATION

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
1 Aug 2023	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding	Outstanding
17 Oct 2011	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.