Academy sponsor led · North Northamptonshire

Newton Road School

4–11Ages
196Pupils
PrimaryPhase
146208URN

Newton Road, Rushden, NN10 0HH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 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

2.2per place

close to North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

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

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

40%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 · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.2applications per place, Reception

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

37 applications · 17 places offered · 16 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 1.5; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.4; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2017 1.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
2016 1.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2015 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.3; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the North Northamptonshire median in 1 of 8 years.

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Dashed bars: as Risdene Academy (URN 139757), Newton Road Community Primary School (URN 132780), 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	37	2.2	16	0.94
Sep 2025	24	40	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2024	24	41	1.7	23	0.96
Sep 2023	23	36	1.6	22	0.96
Sep 2022	22	34	1.6	19	0.86
Sep 2021	29	42	1.5	25	0.86
Sep 2020	31	43	1.4	27	0.87
Sep 2019	32	43	1.3	25	0.78
Sep 2018 *	32	37	1.2	27	0.84
Sep 2017 *	44	43	1.0	26	0.59
Sep 2016 *	38	46	1.2	25	0.66
Sep 2015 *	45	85	1.9	42	0.93
Sep 2014 *	55	70	1.3	35	0.64

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 43% · Writing 51% · Maths 63% → all three 40% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard40%85th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard43%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard14%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 98 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard51%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth3%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard14%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	40%	3%	98	101
2023/24	28%	0%	99	97
2022/23	29%	0%	99	101

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

Newton Road SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Denfield Park Primary School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
0.6 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
South End Infant School
1.0 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.2applications per place
Rushden Primary Academy
1.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
South End Junior School
1.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

70%met the SATs standard
Whitefriars Primary School
1.4 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Higham Ferrers Junior School
1.9 km · North Northamptonshire

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

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 146208 · 940/2236
Trust: Nene Education Trust
Capacity: 285 pupils · 196 on roll
Free school meals: 40.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Risdene Academy (URN 139757); Newton Road Community Primary School (URN 132780)
Address: Newton Road, Rushden, NN10 0HH
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

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