Rushton Primary School
Station Road, Rushton, Kettering, NN14 1RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Shelley Hannant
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 140074
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536710124
About this school
Rushton Primary School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rushton Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 8 May 2024, 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 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 64% | 60% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 0% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 57% | 79% | 60% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 71% | 67% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.50 | - | - |
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 Rushton 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 | 57% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 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 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 99 |
| 2023/24 | 90 |
| 2024/25 | 96 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rushton Primary School compares
Rushton Primary School ranked 47th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 60% | 4.8% | 9.4% | 93 | — |
| Rothwell Junior School | — | — | — | 315 | 1.9 miles |
| Rothwell Victoria Infant School | — | 6.7% | 19.5% | 263 | 2.0 miles |
| Brambleside Primary School | 67% | 4% | 10% | 416 | 2.2 miles |
| Havelock Junior School | 60% | 4.7% | 22.9% | 306 | 2.4 miles |
| Havelock Infant School | — | 4.3% | 17.8% | 175 | 2.4 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)
- 9.38%
- English as an additional language
- 16.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.78%
- Persistent absence
- 6.98%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rothwell Junior School1.9 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Rothwell Victoria Infant School2.0 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Brambleside Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Havelock Junior School2.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
-
Havelock Infant School2.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
Other schools in Kettering
Rushton Primary School ranks 22nd of the 35 ranked primary 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 Rushton Primary School teach?
- Rushton Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Rushton Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rushton Primary School is Miss Shelley Hannant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rushton Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rushton 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 many pupils are at Rushton Primary School?
- Rushton Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rushton Primary School full?
- Rushton Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), 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 Rushton Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rushton Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rushton Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rushton Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Rushton Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Rushton Primary School is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rushton Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% 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 Rushton Primary School compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Rushton Primary School ranked 47th 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 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rushton Primary School's absence rate?
- Rushton Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rushton Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rushton 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 1 July 2026.