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Whitefriars Primary School

Boughton Drive, Rushden, NN10 9HX

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

5-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Closed on 30 November 2024 and continues as Whitefriars Primary School (URN 151247) (opened 1 December 2024). Its page carries this history forward.

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
60.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
8.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
72.0%
Writing (Expected)
65.0%
Maths (Expected)
78.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
70.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
104.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

Total Pupils
411
Boys
210 (51%)
Girls
201 (49%)
Capacity
420 (98% full)

*Financial data not available for 2024-25 — showing 2023-24

Pupil:Teacher Ratio
20.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
19.7
Budget per Pupil
£5,402/yr

Attendance & Absence

2023-24

*Data not available for 2024-25 — showing latest available results

Overall Absence Rate
4.6% nat6.6%
Persistent Absence
9.0% nat17.5%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2023-24
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  • White British: 84.2%
  • White Other: 6.8%
  • Mixed Other: 2.4%
  • Black African: 2.4%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.7%
  • Asian Other: 0.7%
  • Asian Indian: 0.5%
  • White Irish: 0.2%

84.2%

White British

6.8%

White Other

2.4%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Contact & Location

Boughton Drive

Rushden, East Midlands

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Administrative

URN
121909
UKPRN
10077647
Establishment No.
2155

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