South End Junior School
Wymington Road, Rushden, NN10 9JU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Gurdip Kaur
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 338
- URN
- 121891
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933314611
About this school
South End Junior School is a community primary school in Rushden. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 338 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected South End Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 February 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 85 | 88 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 9% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 95% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 89% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How South End Junior 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 | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 346 |
| 2024/25 | 346 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How South End Junior School compares
South End Junior School ranked 22nd of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 338 | — |
| South End Infant School | — | 4.9% | 18.2% | 195 | 0.2 miles |
| Whitefriars Primary School | — | 4% | 23.5% | 397 | 0.5 miles |
| Rushden Primary Academy | 63% | 5% | 11.8% | 388 | 0.6 miles |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary School | 68% | 6.5% | 27.7% | 123 | 0.7 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 0.7 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)
- 20.52%
- English as an additional language
- 15.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.4%
- Persistent absence
- 9.39%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South End Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Whitefriars Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rushden
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Rushden Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
St Lawrence Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Alfred Lord Tennyson School0.7 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
South End Junior School ranks 1st of the 6 ranked primary 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 Infant School Primary
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitefriars Primary School Primary
- Rushden Academy Secondary
- The Ferrers School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does South End Junior School teach?
- South End Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of South End Junior School?
- The headteacher of South End Junior School is Ms Gurdip Kaur, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has South End Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected South End Junior 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 many pupils are at South End Junior School?
- South End Junior School has 338 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is South End Junior School full?
- South End Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 338 on roll (94%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. South End Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does South End Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records South End Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have South End Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does South End Junior School compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- South End Junior School ranked 22nd of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is South End Junior School's absence rate?
- South End Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are South End Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, South End Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
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.