Rothwell Junior School
Gladstone Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6ER
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- INMAT
- Headteacher
- Emma Nuttall
- Sponsor
- InMAT
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 448
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- URN
- 152318
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01536710349
About this school
Rothwell Junior School is a primary academy in Kettering. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 315 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Rothwell Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Rothwell Junior School (URN 140073).
How Rothwell Junior School compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 315 | — |
| 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 |
| Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 95 | 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Rothwell Victoria Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Havelock Junior School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Havelock Infant School1.4 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Loatlands Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Kettering
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Loddington CofE (VA) 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 teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Kettering.
- Who is the headteacher of Rothwell Junior School?
- The headteacher of Rothwell Junior School is Emma Nuttall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Rothwell Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rothwell 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 Rothwell Junior School?
- Rothwell Junior School has 315 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Rothwell Junior School full?
- Rothwell Junior School has capacity for 448 pupils and 315 on roll (70%), 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 Rothwell Junior School a faith school?
- No. Rothwell Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Is Rothwell Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Rothwell Junior School is part of INMAT. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- Does Rothwell Junior School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Rothwell Junior School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.