Rothwell Victoria Infant School
Rothwell Victoria Infant School is an academy converter in Kettering for pupils aged 3 to 7. It has 263 pupils on roll.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-7 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | School Lane Rothwell Kettering Northamptonshire NN14 6HZ |
| Reference Number | 140061 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 263 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 42.21%
Girls: 57.79% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 18.2% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 6.8% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 23.9 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 34 | 40 | 74 |
| 2 | 37 | 33 | 70 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 81.7% |
| Mixed, Other | 3.8% |
| White, Other | 3.4% |
| African | 3.4% |
| Unclassified | 3% |
| White & Asian | 1.1% |
| Indian | 0.8% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.4% |
| Chinese | 0.4% |
| Overall Ofsted Rating | |
| Last Report Date | 29 Apr 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 29 Apr 2025 | School inspection |
| 13 Jul 2021 | School inspection |
| 06 Jul 2016 | Short inspection |
| 01 Sep 2013 | Academy conversion letter |
| 16 Jan 2013 | Full inspection: |
| Previously as Rothwell Victoria Infant School | |
| 14 Feb 2011 | Full inspection: |
| 08 Nov 2007 | Full inspection: |
| 21 Feb 2005 | Full inspection |
Reception admissions, 2026 entry
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| Number of Applications | Number of Offers | |
| First Preference | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Second Preference | 10 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 15 | 0 |
| From another Local Authority | 0 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Rothwell Victoria Infant School had 224 pupils for 360 places. 136 places (37.8%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “montsaye Primary” planning area
North Northamptonshire counted 225 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 243 in 2029–30, up 8%.
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 336 | 336 | 336 | 336 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 |
| Pupils | 289 | 294 | 311 | 300 | 276 | 271 | 283 | 244 | 258 | 241 | 224 |
| Unfilled | 14.0% | 12.5% | 7.4% | 10.7% | 23.3% | 24.7% | 21.4% | 32.2% | 28.3% | 33.1% | 37.8% |
Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.
In 2024–25 pupils at Rothwell Victoria Infant School attended 93.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 3.3% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.4% | 6.0% | 4.0% | 4.1% | 4.3% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 2.5% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.5% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 6.5% | 0.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% |
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.
In 2024–25, 1.1% of pupils at Rothwell Victoria Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2.2 | 3.8 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.
In 2025–26 Rothwell Victoria Infant School had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.3% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 10.5 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 9.9 | 9.2 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 10.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 6.0% | 5.8% | 7.6% | 5.1% | 10.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 17.8% | 9.2% | 9.9% | 8.8% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | – | 50.0% | 45.5% | 50.0% | 38.9% | 47.4% | – | 55.0% | 78.9% | 50.0% | 47.6% | 52.9% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | – | 2.1 | 11.4 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | – | 6.2 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 6.2 | – |
Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.
In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Rothwell Victoria Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Speech, language and communication needs | 17 | 10 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 3 | 0 |
| Social, emotional and mental health | 2 | 0 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 1 | 0 |
Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.
In 2024–25 Rothwell Victoria Infant School received £6,481 and spent £6,715 for each of its 261 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £247,000 (£949 per pupil).
Across all 12 schools of Inmat, income was £6,569 and spending £6,333 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £84,000 | £185,000 | £224,000 | £323,000 | £311,000 | £247,000 |
| per pupil | £276 | £641 | £749 | £1,185 | £1,078 | £949 |
| In-year balance | £22,000 | £98,000 | -£101,000 | £167,000 | -£38,000 | -£61,000 |
| per pupil | £73 | £338 | -£337 | £613 | -£133 | -£234 |
Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.
| Name | Distance |
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Rothwell Junior School
Gladstone Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6ER |
0.09 miles |
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Cilddewi Uchaf
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0.1 miles |
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Havelock Junior School
Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2LU |
1.4 miles |
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Havelock Infant School
Havelock Street, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2LU |
1.46 miles |
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Loatlands Primary School
Harrington Road, Desborough, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 2NJ |
1.76 miles |
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Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School
Main Street, Loddington, Loddington School, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1LA |
1.78 miles |
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Rushton Primary School
Station Road, Rushton, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1RL |
1.98 miles |
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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Grafton Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9DF |
3.25 miles |
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St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
St Thomas More Catholic Primary Northampton Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7JZ |
3.29 miles |
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Mawsley Primary School
Scholars Row, Mawsley, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1GZ |
3.33 miles |
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Youth Works Community College
Keystone, 97 Rockingham Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9HX |
3.38 miles |
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Brambleside Primary School
Cleveland Avenue, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9NZ |
3.48 miles |
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Broughton Primary School
Cransley Hill, Broughton, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 1NB |
3.5 miles |
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Hall Meadow Primary School
Packer Road, Lake Avenue, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7RP |
3.51 miles |
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Kettering Park Junior Academy
Wood Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9SE |
3.58 miles |
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Kettering Park Infant Academy
Park Avenue, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9RU |
3.59 miles |
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St Peter's School
|
3.86 miles |
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Hawthorn Community Primary School
Hawthorn Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7HT |
3.93 miles |
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St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Fuller Street, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 0JH |
3.96 miles |
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Ronald Tree Nursery School
Laburnum Crescent, Kettering, NN16 9PH |
4.02 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Montsaye Academy
Greening Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6BB |
0.34 miles |
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Stone Lodge Therapeutic School
Stone Lodge, Rothwell Road, Kettering, NN16 8XF |
1.54 miles |
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Wren Spinney School
Westover Road, Off Westhill Drive, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7LB |
3.01 miles |
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Kettering Buccleuch Academy
Weekley Glebe Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN16 9NS |
3.92 miles |
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Bishop Stopford School
Headlands, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6BJ |
4.11 miles |
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Kettering Science Academy
Deeble Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 7AA |
4.28 miles |
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Southfield School for Girls
Lewis Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6HE |
4.4 miles |
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Isebrook School
Eastleigh Road, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN15 6PT |
4.71 miles |
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Kingswood Secondary Academy
Gainsborough Road, Corby, Northamptonshire, NN18 9NS |
4.74 miles |
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Brooke Weston Academy
Coomb Road, Corby, Great Oakley, Northamptonshire, NN18 8LA |
4.84 miles |
All schools in Kettering · North Northamptonshire local authority: places and applications
Rothwell Victoria Infant School is part of Inmat, which runs 13 schools. The nearest others:
- Rothwell Junior School Kettering
- Hall Meadow Primary School Kettering
- Kettering Park Junior Academy Kettering
- Kettering Park Infant Academy Kettering
- Little Harrowden Community Primary School Wellingborough
- Kingsley Primary School Northampton
- Standens Barn Primary School Northampton
- Wollaston Primary School Wellingborough
- The Abbey Primary School Northampton
- Ashby Fields Primary School Daventry
How many pupils does Rothwell Victoria Infant School have?
Rothwell Victoria Infant School has 263 pupils on roll.
What age range does Rothwell Victoria Infant School cover?
Rothwell Victoria Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.
Where is Rothwell Victoria Infant School?
Rothwell Victoria Infant School is at School Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6HZ.