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Corby Primary Academy

Primary · Corby · NN18 8QA

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 13 May 2025

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At a glance

472 pupils · 112% of 420 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy sponsor led
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
36.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
9.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
4.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.corbyprimaryacademy.org
URN
139827

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 72 families named it first for 60 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. We hold one Reception admissions round for it, 2026 entry, and it was not decided by a published distance. At its inspection on 13 May 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

60 places offered · 72 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Cutoff by admission criterion (2026 entry)

Criterion 3 (Linked area of Oakley Vale)
0.431 miles

Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

60 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
60%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school60%
Median of its 12 closest peers75.5%
North Northamptonshire average61.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Ainslie Wood Primary SchoolLondon · 66 miles awayGood87%
Brady Primary SchoolRainham · 77 miles awayExpected standard76%
Goldsworth Primary SchoolWoking · 80 miles awayGood55%
Bowes Primary SchoolLondon · 64 miles awayOutstanding87%
The Spalding St John the Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolSpalding · 31 miles awayGood67%
Charles Darwin Primary SchoolNorwich · 85 miles awayOutstanding (2019)81%
St Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolRomford · 71 miles awayExpected standard75%
Pinner Wood SchoolPinner · 62 miles awayOutstanding86%
Charlton Wood Primary AcademyBristol · 103 miles awayGood66%
St Anne's Catholic Primary SchoolChertsey · 76 miles awayGood73%
The Vale AcademyDunstable · 41 miles awayGood73%
Chepping View Primary AcademyHigh Wycombe · 59 miles awayOutstanding77%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 46% (North Northamptonshire 65%, England 60%) · Any other White background 25% (North Northamptonshire 12%, England 7%) · Black African 12% (North Northamptonshire 6%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 5% (North Northamptonshire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 2% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 3%) · Any other Black background 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Asian Pakistani 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 5%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
7.1%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

3.42 suspensions per 100 pupils and 1 permanent exclusion · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Northamptonshire: 3.86 suspensions and 0.06 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
29.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

56% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 11% moved to another state school · 33% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

5.37% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

29.2% of teachers took sickness absence, 4.7 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £47,604; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2024-25)

This school£5,502
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 79% (77%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 0% (2%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £188,000; in-year balance +£251,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
5/10around the middle for England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work30.8%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways10.6%18.1%
Residents in very good health54.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier69.5%62.3%
Social housing4.2%17.1%
Privately rented26.3%20.5%
Detached houses43.5%22.9%
Flats2.6%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms31.2%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01032964 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£250,000372 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£200,000–£310,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (154)£320,000
Semi-detached (111)£227,000
Terraced (92)£204,000
Flat (15)£130,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
3an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
4an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
1an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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