School admissions in Kettering

How heavily each school was applied to for September 2026 entry, from the applications and offers every admissions authority reports to the DfE. 10 of these schools also have a published admissions cutoff distance. Sorted by first preferences per place. We don't invent rankings: the order is arithmetic on a published figure, not a view about which school is better.

Kettering in figures

For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 36 schools in Kettering first 1,282 times for 1,289 places: 0.99 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the North Northamptonshire authority's 98 schools. 7 of the 36 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, 6 schools here gave their last places on distance, from 0.58 miles (Kettering Buccleuch Academy) to 4.86 miles (Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School).

For Year 7 places in September 2026, families named the 6 schools in Kettering first 1,187 times for 1,184 places: 1.00 first choices per place, against 0.98 across the North Northamptonshire authority's 21 schools. 3 of the 6 had more first choices than places. For 2026 entry, one school here gave its last places on distance: The Latimer Arts College, to 0.91 miles.

Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.

Reception places, September 2026

36 schools. 7 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary SchoolKettering	1.60	15	not published
Hayfield Cross CofE SchoolKettering	1.42	60	not published
St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolKettering	1.27	30	not published
Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering	1.25	60	0.577 miles 2026
Titchmarsh Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	1.20	15	1.886 miles 2026
Mawsley Primary SchoolKettering	1.12	26	not published
Brambleside Primary SchoolKettering	1.03	60	0.952 miles 2026
Havelock Infant SchoolKettering	1.00	58	not published
Loddington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolKettering	1.00	13	not published
Meadowside Primary SchoolKettering	1.00	53	not published
Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	1.00	9	not published
Rothwell Victoria Infant SchoolKettering	1.00	64	not published
Woodford Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	1.00	15	not published
Greenfields Primary School and NurseryKettering	0.98	60	1.887 miles 2026
Loatlands Primary SchoolKettering	0.98	47	not published
St. Marys CofE Primary SchoolKettering	0.98	45	not published
Compass Primary AcademyKettering	0.96	26	not published
St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.96	45	not published
Millbrook Infant SchoolKettering	0.95	66	not published
Cranford CofE Primary SchoolKettering	0.93	15	2.233 miles 2026
Thrapston Primary SchoolKettering	0.93	59	not published
Isham Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.93	14	not published
Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.93	28	not published
Grange Primary AcademyKettering	0.92	26	not published
Kettering Park Infant AcademyKettering	0.91	58	not published
Hall Meadow Primary SchoolKettering	0.91	23	not published
St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolKettering	0.90	21	not published
Hawthorn Community Primary SchoolKettering	0.90	41	not published
Great Addington CofE Primary SchoolKettering	0.89	9	not published
Broughton Primary SchoolKettering	0.85	27	not published
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolKettering	0.84	32	not published
Barton Seagrave Primary SchoolKettering	0.84	87	not published
Ringstead Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.83	29	not published
Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.80	15	4.862 miles 2026
Rushton Primary SchoolKettering	0.80	15	not published
Geddington Church of England Primary SchoolKettering	0.78	23	not published

First preferences per place is the number of families naming the school first, divided by its published admission number. Above 1.00 means more first choices than places. It is not a ranking and not a measure of quality: a popular school can be easy to get into and a quiet one hard, because places are allocated by each school's own criteria, siblings and faith and banding first, with distance often the last tie-breaker. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE.

Year 7 places, September 2026

6 schools. 3 received more first preferences than they had places.

School	First preferences per place	Places	Cutoff distance
Kettering Buccleuch AcademyKettering	1.47	180	not published
Bishop Stopford SchoolKettering	1.43	216	not published
The Latimer Arts CollegeKettering	1.10	238	0.906 miles 2026
Montsaye AcademyKettering	0.76	148	not published
Southfield School for GirlsKettering	0.70	132	not published
Kettering Science AcademyKettering	0.55	270	not published