Rothwell Junior School
Gladstone Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6ER
This school is closed (it closed in October 2025).
It was replaced by Rothwell Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Maria Barker
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 351
- URN
- 140073
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
About this school
Rothwell Junior School was a primary academy in Kettering. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 351 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Rothwell Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2013, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 105 | 81 | 97 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 40% | 63% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 7% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 49% | 70% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 55% | 77% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 55% | 68% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
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 Rothwell 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 | 40% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 352 |
| 2024/25 | 351 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rothwell Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 7% | 30.8% | 351 | — |
| Rothwell Junior School | — | — | — | 315 | 0.0 miles |
| Rothwell Victoria Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.5% | 263 | 0.1 miles |
| Havelock Junior School | 60% | 4.7% | 22.9% | 306 | 1.4 miles |
| Havelock Infant School | — | 4.3% | 17.8% | 175 | 1.4 miles |
| Loatlands Primary School | 55% | 6.4% | 20.9% | 446 | 1.8 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)
- 30.77%
- English as an additional language
- 7.7%
- Overall absence
- 7.02%
- Persistent absence
- 22.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rothwell Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rothwell Victoria Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Havelock Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Havelock Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Loatlands Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
- Barton Seagrave Primary School Primary
- Brambleside Primary School Primary
- Brigstock Latham's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broughton Primary School Primary
- Compass Primary Academy Primary
- Cranford CofE Primary School Primary
- Geddington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Grange Primary Academy Primary
- Great Addington CofE Primary School Primary
- Greenfields Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Hall Meadow Primary School Primary
- Havelock Infant School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Rothwell Junior School teach?
- Rothwell Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Kettering.
- Has Rothwell Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Rothwell Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Rothwell Junior School?
- Rothwell Junior School had 351 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Rothwell Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 40% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Rothwell Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rothwell 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 31 October 2025.