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Rothwell Junior School

Gladstone Street, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6ER

Ofsted: Requires improvement

Primary

Phase

448

Capacity

7-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

School history and successor

Continues from Rothwell Junior School (URN 140073) since 1 November 2025. Results, demographics and trends from before then are that school's, shown here so the record is unbroken.

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 24 September 2024 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Placed in a category of concern: Special measures.
Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour & attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal development
Requires improvement
Leadership & management
Inadequate

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
57.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
9.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
70.0%
Writing (Expected)
71.0%
Maths (Expected)
66.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
66.0%
Reading avg scaled score
105.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
97

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
351
Capacity
448 (0% full)
SEND
16.8%
FSM Eligible
30.8%
EAL
7.7%
SEN with EHC Plan
2.6%
SEN Support
14.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
25.3:1
Teachers (FTE)
13.9
Budget per Pupil
£5,333/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
7.0% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
22.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
No boarders

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 80.1%
  • White Other: 5.5%
  • Black African: 4.0%
  • Black Other: 2.6%
  • Mixed Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Other: 1.4%
  • Asian Indian: 1.1%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.9%

80.1%

White British

5.5%

White Other

4.0%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Gladstone Street

Kettering, East Midlands

Administrative

URN
152318
UKPRN
10099775
Establishment No.
2001
Trust
INMAT

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