Montsaye Academy
Secondary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire. Inadequate (Nov 2023). Special measures.
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 1 November 2023, report published 22 January 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Special measures. Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern.
This grade was given to Montsaye Academy (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. Montsaye Academy hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Inadequate overall. The lowest grade. The school had serious problems. 2% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Inadequate.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Inadequate |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Inadequate |
| Personal development | Inadequate |
| Leadership and management | Inadequate |
| Sixth form | Inadequate |
| Safeguarding effective | No |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around November 2027
The last inspection was in November 2023. Schools are usually inspected about every four years.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby secondary schools
- 4.3 milesKettering Buccleuch Academy
Report card, Feb 2026: 2 strong, 6 expected
- 4.4 milesBishop Stopford School
No overall grade. Quality of education outstanding (Apr 2025)
- 4.6 milesKettering Science Academy
Good (Jul 2023)
- 4.7 milesSouthfield School for Girls
Good (Apr 2023)
- 5.0 milesKingswood Secondary Academy
Standards maintained (Mar 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.