Rockingham Primary School
Rockingham Road, Corby, NN17 1AJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Sears
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- The David Ross Education Trust
- Constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 280
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- URN
- 139805
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536203806
About this school
Rockingham Primary School is a primary academy in Corby. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 367 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2022, 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 | 58 | 50 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 48% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 10% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 52% | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 78% | 64% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 54% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 100.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 101.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
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 Rockingham Primary 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 | 71% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 60% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 377 |
| 2023/24 | 387 |
| 2024/25 | 376 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rockingham Primary School compares
Rockingham Primary School ranked 48th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 5.3% | 31.1% | 367 | — |
| Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 23.7% | 366 | 0.4 miles |
| Corby Old Village Primary School | 63% | 5.5% | 30.8% | 207 | 0.6 miles |
| Studfall Infant Academy | — | 6.1% | 21.8% | 363 | 0.6 miles |
| Studfall Junior Academy | 52% | 4.7% | 29.7% | 467 | 0.8 miles |
| Exeter A Learning Community Academy | 35% | 6.9% | 45.5% | 466 | 1.0 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)
- 31.12%
- English as an additional language
- 43.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 13.97%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Corby Old Village Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Studfall Infant Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Studfall Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Corby
-
Exeter A Learning Community Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Corby
Other schools in Corby
Rockingham Primary School ranks 10th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Corby.
- Beanfield Primary School Primary
- Corby Old Village Primary School Primary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Exeter A Learning Community Academy Primary
- Gretton Primary Academy Primary
- Hazel Leys Academy Primary
- Kingswood Primary Academy Primary
- Little Stanion Primary School Primary
- Oakley Vale Primary School Primary
- Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Rockingham Primary School teach?
- Rockingham Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Corby.
- Who is the headteacher of Rockingham Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rockingham Primary School is Mrs Sarah Sears, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rockingham Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rockingham Primary 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 Rockingham Primary School?
- Rockingham Primary School has 367 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rockingham Primary School full?
- Rockingham Primary School has capacity for 280 pupils and 367 on roll (131%), so it is at or above 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 Rockingham Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rockingham Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rockingham Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rockingham Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rockingham Primary School?
- Rockingham Primary School is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rockingham Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 60% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rockingham Primary School rank locally?
- Rockingham Primary School ranked 48th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 40% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rockingham Primary School's absence rate?
- Rockingham Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rockingham Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rockingham Primary 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 6 July 2026.