Academy converter · North Northamptonshire

Rushton Primary School

4–11Ages
93Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140074URN

Station Road, Rushton, Kettering, NN14 1RL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.1per place

1.9 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

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61 applications for 15 places · 2nd of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

60%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · May 2024

Inspection history

8 May 2024
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
24 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good

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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

4.1applications per place, Reception

1.9 above North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 1.9 above England median (2.2)

61 applications · 15 places offered · 12 named it first

2026 4.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 3.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 2.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 4.2; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 3.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 2.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 3.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 3.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 6.5; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 6.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 5.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 13 of 13 years.

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North Northamptonshire median

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	15	61	4.1	12	0.80
Sep 2025	14	35	2.5	11	0.79
Sep 2024	15	48	3.2	17	1.13
Sep 2023	15	43	2.9	18	1.20
Sep 2022	15	46	3.1	13	0.87
Sep 2021	9	38	4.2	9	1.00
Sep 2020	13	44	3.4	11	0.85
Sep 2019	15	38	2.5	13	0.87
Sep 2018	15	54	3.6	19	1.27
Sep 2017	14	48	3.4	15	1.07
Sep 2016	14	91	6.5	23	1.64
Sep 2015	13	83	6.4	18	1.38
Sep 2014	13	75	5.8	17	1.31

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 73% · Maths 60% → all three 60% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard60%43rd of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard33%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth13%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard60%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard7%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

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North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	60%	7%	106	102
2023/24	64%	0%	103	101
2022/23	57%	14%	105	103

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

Rushton Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2024

4.1applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Rothwell Junior School
3.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024
Rothwell Victoria Infant School
3.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place
Brambleside Primary School
3.6 km · North Northamptonshire

2026

2.0applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Havelock Junior School
3.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

60%met the SATs standard
Havelock Infant School
3.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Outstanding2024

1.7applications per place
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
4.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Danesholme Infant Academy
4.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

1.4applications per place
Danesholme Junior Academy
4.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

62%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140074 · 940/2088
Trust: Symphony Learning Trust
Capacity: 105 pupils · 93 on roll
Free school meals: 12.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2013
Replaced: Rushton Primary School (URN 121863)
Address: Station Road, Rushton, Kettering, NN14 1RL
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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