Danesholme Junior Academy

North Northamptonshire · NN18 9DT

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 325 pupils, 35.7% FSM

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Danesholme Junior Academy

General Information

Address: Motala Close, Corby, NN18 9DT – View on map
Phone: 01536741657
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Ms Sonia Kendal
Age range: 7-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

325 pupils out of 360 places

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 116
% eligible for free school meals: 35.7%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the North Northamptonshire average)
English as an additional language: 36% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 8% a year (North Northamptonshire 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 75% moved to another school, 25% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across North Northamptonshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 10 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 10 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 0 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in North Northamptonshire, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.8%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 14 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Behaviour

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Headteacher Approval

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 62% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points above the North Northamptonshire average (59%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Below (3-year average 55% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 55%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 78% · Writing 68% · Maths 67% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 71%
Average test scores: reading 104, maths 102
Based on: 85 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth Northamptonshire averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points above the North Northamptonshire average (59%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 40th of 91 junior and primary schools in the area

=35St Andrew's Church of England Primary School63%
=35Stanwick Primary School63%
=40Danesholme Junior Academy62%
=40Henry Chichele Primary School62%
=40Oakley Vale Primary School62%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Kings Cliffe Endowed Primary School92%
#2Glapthorn Church of England Primary School89%
#3Stanion Church of England (Aided) Primary School88%
#4Broughton Primary School87%
=5Greenfields Primary School and Nursery85%
=5Olympic Primary85%
#7Trinity Church of England Primary School84%
=8Bozeat Community Primary School83%
=8Gretton Primary Academy83%
=8Weldon Church of England Primary School83%
#11Ruskin Academy81%
#12Grendon Church of England Primary School80%
=13St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School76%
=13St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Corby76%
=15Great Addington CofE Primary School73%
=15St Edward's Catholic Primary School73%
=17Geddington Church of England Primary School72%
=17Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School72%
=17Warwick Academy72%
#20Irchester Community Primary School71%
=21Hall Meadow Primary School70%
=21South End Junior School70%
=23Cranford CofE Primary School69%
=23Hawthorn Community Primary School69%
=23St Thomas More Catholic Primary School69%
=26Kettering Park Junior Academy68%
=26Oundle Church of England Primary School68%
=28Brambleside Primary School67%
=28Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy67%
=28Ringstead Church of England Primary School67%
=28Wilbarston Church of England Primary School67%
#32Kettering Buccleuch Academy65%
=33Hazel Leys Academy64%
=33Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School64%
=35All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery63%
=35Corby Old Village Primary School63%
=35Rushden Primary Academy63%
=35St Andrew's Church of England Primary School63%
=35Stanwick Primary School63%
=40Danesholme Junior Academy62%
=40Henry Chichele Primary School62%
=40Oakley Vale Primary School62%
=40Woodford Church of England Primary School62%
=44Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School60%
=44Corby Primary Academy60%
=44Havelock Junior School60%
=44Meadowside Primary School60%
=44Priors Hall - A Learning Community60%
=44Rockingham Primary School60%
=44Rushton Primary School60%
=44Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School60%
=52Barton Seagrave Primary School58%
=52Wollaston Primary School58%
=54Hayfield Cross CofE School57%
=54Irthlingborough Junior School57%
=54Little Harrowden Community Primary School57%
=54Redwell Primary School57%
=58Great Doddington Primary56%
=58Polebrook Church of England Primary School56%
=60Cottingham Church of England Primary School55%
=60Croyland Primary School55%
=60Loatlands Primary School55%
=60Woodnewton- A Learning Community55%
=64Kingswood Primary Academy54%
=64Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School54%
=64Millbrook Junior School54%
#67Oakway Academy53%
=68Little Stanion Primary School52%
=68Studfall Junior Academy52%
=68Victoria Primary Academy52%
#71Mawsley Primary School51%
=72Alfred Lord Tennyson School50%
=72Beanfield Primary School50%
=72Compass Primary Academy50%
=72Ecton Village Primary School50%
=72Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School50%
#77Denfield Park Primary School49%
#78Thrapston Primary School48%
=79Grange Primary Academy47%
=79Our Lady's Catholic Primary School47%
=81St Peter's Church of England Academy46%
=81St. Marys CofE Primary School46%
#83Park Junior School, Wellingborough45%
#84Warmington School44%
#85Isham Church of England Primary School43%
=86Newton Road School40%
=86Sywell Church of England Primary School40%
#88Windmill Primary School39%
#89St Brendan's Catholic Primary School37%
#90Exeter A Learning Community Academy35%
#91Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School31%

View full Ofsted inspection report

1st of 12 junior schools in North Northamptonshire for Ofsted rating

#1Danesholme Junior AcademyGood
#2Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#3Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior AcademyGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Danesholme Junior AcademyGood
#2Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior SchoolGood
#3Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior AcademyGood
#4Havelock Junior SchoolGood
#5Irthlingborough Junior SchoolGood
#6Kettering Park Junior AcademyGood
#7Millbrook Junior SchoolGood
#8Ruskin AcademyGood
#9South End Junior SchoolGood
#10St Peter's Church of England AcademyGood
#11Studfall Junior AcademyGood
#12Higham Ferrers Junior SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,003 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

5th of 13 junior schools in North Northamptonshire for spending per pupil

#3Ruskin Academy£6,200
#4Millbrook Junior School£6,088
#5Danesholme Junior Academy£6,003
#6Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy£5,971
#7Irthlingborough Junior School£5,958

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Park Junior School, Wellingborough£6,475
#2Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School£6,232
#3Ruskin Academy£6,200
#4Millbrook Junior School£6,088
#5Danesholme Junior Academy£6,003
#6Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy£5,971
#7Irthlingborough Junior School£5,958
#8Studfall Junior Academy£5,799
#9Havelock Junior School£5,608
#10South End Junior School£5,587
#11Higham Ferrers Junior School£5,162
#12Kettering Park Junior Academy£4,989
#13St Peter's Church of England Academy£4,598

View on the Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool (GOV.UK)

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