Brambleside Primary School
Cleveland Avenue, Kettering, NN16 9NZ
416 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- BRAMBLESIDE ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 9 June 2026, published 9 July 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 67% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 10% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1.03 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 62 | 122 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 58 | 66 | 120 | 58 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 58 | 59 | 114 | 58 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 59 | 61 | 125 | 59 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 55 | 46 | 93 | 52 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 58 | 56 | 102 | 58 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 58 | 104 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 65 | 117 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Kettering Park Infant Academy 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Kettering Park Junior Academy 1.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- St Andrew's Church of England Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Grange Primary Academy 1.7 km · Standards maintained (2024)
- St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Compass Primary Academy 2.5 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.