The Latimer Arts College

Term dates

This school sets its own term dates, which are different from North Northamptonshire council's. See the school's own term dates.

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 261 families put this school as their first choice, and 238 places were offered. 226 of the families who put it first got a place (87%). More families put it first than there were places.

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Ofsted inspection

Short (ungraded) inspection, 20 April 2023: School remains Good.

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Foundation school

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

1219 (capacity 1277)

Gender

Mixed

Phone

01536720300

Address

Castle Way, Barton Seagrave, Kettering, NN15 6SW

Website

latimer.org.uk

Official school record, including Ofsted reports