Community school · North Northamptonshire

Alfred Lord Tennyson School

3–11Ages
147Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121857URN

Alfred Street, Rushden, NN10 9YS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

36 applications for 17 places · 39th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1) close to England median (2.2)

36 applications · 17 places offered · 15 named it first

2026 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2022 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2021 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2020 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2019 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2018 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Tennyson Road Infant School (URN 121862), the previous school.

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	17	36	2.1	15	0.88
Sep 2025	18	37	2.1	17	0.94
Sep 2024	10	19	1.9	10	1.00
Sep 2023 *	9	19	2.1	9	1.00
Sep 2022 *	10	14	1.4	6	0.60
Sep 2021 *	19	26	1.4	17	0.89
Sep 2020 *	19	26	1.4	12	0.63
Sep 2019 *	22	27	1.2	16	0.73
Sep 2018 *	26	34	1.3	22	0.85
Sep 2017 *	35	41	1.2	25	0.71
Sep 2016 *	26	48	1.9	23	0.88
Sep 2015 *	43	68	1.6	29	0.67
Sep 2014 *	58	59	1.0	28	0.48

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 65% · Maths 70% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%71st of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard25%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard20%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	5%	104	104
2023/24	42%	0%	103	102
2022/23	48%	0%	103	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Alfred Lord Tennyson SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Denfield Park Primary School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Newton Road School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
South End Infant School
0.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Whitefriars Primary School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
South End Junior School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
Rushden Primary Academy
1.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Higham Ferrers Junior School
1.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2023
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
1.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121857 · 940/2082
Capacity: 210 pupils · 147 on roll
Free school meals: 29.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Tennyson Road Infant School (URN 121862)
Address: Alfred Street, Rushden, NN10 9YS
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources