South End Infant School
Wymington Road, Rushden, NN10 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Ashcroft
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 195
- URN
- 121861
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933356571
About this school
South End Infant School is a community primary school in Rushden. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 195 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How South End Infant School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 265 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 231 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South End Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 18.2% | 195 | — |
| South End Junior School | 70% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 338 | 0.2 miles |
| Whitefriars Primary School | — | 4% | 23.5% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Rushden Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 11.8% | 388 | 0.6 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 0.6 miles |
| Newton Road School | 40% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 196 | 0.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.18%
- English as an additional language
- 11.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South End Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Whitefriars Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Rushden Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Alfred Lord Tennyson School0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Newton Road School0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Denfield Park Primary School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Junior School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School Primary
- Newton Road School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitefriars Primary School Primary
- Rushden Academy Secondary
- The Ferrers School Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does South End Infant School teach?
- South End Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of South End Infant School?
- The headteacher of South End Infant School is Mrs Elaine Ashcroft, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was South End Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South End Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is South End Infant School?
- South End Infant School has 195 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is South End Infant School full?
- South End Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 195 on roll (72%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is South End Infant School a faith school?
- No. South End Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does South End Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South End Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- What is South End Infant School's absence rate?
- South End Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does South End Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for South End Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.