Rockingham Primary School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Corby, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Rockingham Primary School is a primary school in Corby, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 2 March 2022. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Rockingham Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- For Reception 2026 there were 42 first-choice applications for 54 offers, 0.8 first choices per offer, the 2nd lowest of 96 North Northamptonshire primary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Reception 2026 place, and 12 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rockingham Road, Corby, NN17 1AJ
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 367 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 2 March 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Rockingham Primary School follow the ‘Rockingham way’, which supports them to follow expectations and be ready to learn.”
- “They are taught the importance of respect, aiming high and being proud citizens.”
- “Pupils are confident, calm and polite.”
To improve
- “However, some pupils need more precise support and higher levels of challenge to ensure they make the progress they should.”
- “However, some younger pupils do not attend regularly when they start school.”
- “However, pupils are not always provided with sufficient opportunity to be effectively challenged.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 42 first-preference applications, 54 offers in total, 42 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Corby Old Village Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Studfall Infant Academy 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Studfall Junior Academy 0.8 mi School remains Good
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Woodnewton- A Learning Community 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hazel Leys Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Brendan's Catholic Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published