Rushden Academy
Ofsted: Good
Score
D50
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rushden, NN10 6AG
- Distance
- 1.3km away
The Ferrers School
Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8LF
Local ranking16th of 20 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Ofsted: ExpectedUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1100
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 3 March 2026. Figures last updated .
Safeguarding standards Met
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum & teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance & behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development & wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Leadership & governance
- Expected standard
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 40.2 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 25.1% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.3% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 171
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 7.0%
- Not sustained
- 6.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 92.0%
- Higher education
- 55.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 23.0%
- Not sustained
- 4.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
C
Avg A-Level Grade
30.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
32.8
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
52
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 16.7% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 27.0
- 16-18 Cohort
- 93
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 940
- Boys
- 476 (51%)
- Girls
- 461 (49%)
- Capacity
- 1100 (85% full)
- SEND
- 6.5%
- FSM Eligible
- 20.1%
- EAL
- 3.3%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 3.5%
- SEN Support
- 3.0%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 18.2:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,122/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 10.2% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 26.1% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
Loading chart
- White British: 87.5%
- White Other: 2.8%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.2%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black African: 1.0%
- Mixed Other: 1.0%
- Asian Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.8%
87.5%
White British
2.8%
White Other
2.2%
Mixed White & Black Caribbean
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 139988
- UKPRN
- 10042617
- Establishment No.
- 4094
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
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