Rushden Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · Rushden, North Northamptonshire
Rushden Primary Academy is a primary school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 February 2024. North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Goulsbra Road, Rushden, NN10 0YX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 388 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 February 2024
Strengths
- “Rushden Primary Academy is a thriving school.”
- “Pupils are happy and safe here.”
- “The school has set out a curriculum designed to help all pupils to reach high standards.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, staff’s subject knowledge is not as strong as it needs to be to deepen pupils’ understanding even further.”
- “When this is the case, pupils do not always receive opportunities to achieve the depth of understanding that they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 April 2024 (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) | 63% | 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, 45 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.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as North Northamptonshire published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- South End Infant School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- South End Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Good
- Newton Road School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Denfield Park Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Whitefriars Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Junior School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published