Schools by area › North Northamptonshire › Rushton Primary School
Rushton Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Station Road, Rushton, Kettering NN14 1RL · rushtonschool.co.uk · 01536 710124
On the mapSearch near NN14 1RL
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 60%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. North Northamptonshire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 3.64 mi
- 5.86 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 93
- 89% of 105 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12%
- First language not English
- 15.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 3.64 mi (5.86 km) from the school. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 12 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 14 | 11 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 82% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 18 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 3.64 mi5.86 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across North Northamptonshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●60% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 8 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Rushton Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Feb 2019
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective Jun 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Mar 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
77% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (26 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 77%
- Replies
- 26
- 29% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 69% who raised concerns
based on the 15% who had a child bullied