Rushden Primary Academy
Goulsbra Road, Rushden, NN10 0YX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST
- Principal
- Miss Lindsay Edwards
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Greenwood Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 388
- URN
- 141032
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933201200
About this school
Rushden Primary Academy is a primary academy in Rushden. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 388 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 29 February 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 | 58 | 60 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 8% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 77% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 78% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Rushden Primary Academy 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 | 64% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 383 |
| 2023/24 | 389 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rushden Primary Academy compares
Rushden Primary Academy ranked 39th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5% | 11.8% | 388 | — |
| South End Infant School | — | 4.9% | 18.2% | 195 | 0.6 miles |
| South End Junior School | 70% | 4.4% | 20.5% | 338 | 0.6 miles |
| Newton Road School | 40% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 196 | 0.7 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 0.9 miles |
| Denfield Park Primary School | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | 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)
- 11.78%
- English as an additional language
- 11%
- Overall absence
- 5.02%
- Persistent absence
- 13.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
South End Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
South End Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Newton Road School0.7 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Alfred Lord Tennyson School0.9 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Denfield Park Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
Rushden Primary Academy ranks 3rd 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
- South End Infant School 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 Rushden Primary Academy teach?
- Rushden Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the principal of Rushden Primary Academy?
- The principal of Rushden Primary Academy is Miss Lindsay Edwards, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rushden Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rushden Primary Academy, 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 Rushden Primary Academy?
- Rushden Primary Academy has 388 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Rushden Primary Academy full?
- Rushden Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 388 on roll (92%), 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 Rushden Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Rushden Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Rushden Primary Academy a selective school?
- No. Rushden Primary Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Rushden Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Rushden Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Rushden Primary Academy?
- Rushden Primary Academy is part of GREENWOOD ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Rushden Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 63% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rushden Primary Academy rank locally?
- Rushden Primary Academy ranked 39th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rushden Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Rushden Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rushden Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rushden Primary Academy'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.