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Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 87 pupils Northampton
Ofsted: Good
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Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is an academy converter in Northampton for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 87 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School. In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: June 2025. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Street
Rothersthorpe
Northampton
Northamptonshire
NN7 3HS
Phone 01604830995
Reference Number 149282

General Makeup

Number of pupils 87
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 54.02%
Girls: 45.98%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 6.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 22.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 6 13
2 6 1 7
3 4 9 13
4 8 5 13
5 6 8 14
6 7 5 12

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 85.1%
White, Other 3.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.4%
African 3.4%
White & Asian 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.1%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School, inspected in March 2018.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 07 May 2025 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
07 May 2025 School inspection
08 Sep 2022 Academy conversion letter

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 14%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 103
Maths 100

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -0.3
Writing 2.3
Maths -0.8

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 4 0
Third Preference 4 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School had 76 pupils for 105 places. 29 places (27.6%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Campion” planning area

West Northamptonshire counted 154 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 164 in 2029–30, up 6%.

202320242025
Places 105105105
Pupils 857976
Unfilled 19.0%24.8%27.6%

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 Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.3% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

202320242025
Authorised absence 3.5%2.9%4.2%
Unauthorised absence 1.2%1.1%1.4%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.0%1.4%

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, 1.2% of pupils at Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.01.11.2
Permanent exclusions 000

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 Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School had 18.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 38.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2023202420252026
Pupils per adult 11.611.09.78.5
Teachers who left state teaching 13.0%50.0%35.7%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 85.7%77.8%33.3%–
Sick days per teacher 12.011.92.2–

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, 12.6% of pupils at Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
No specialist assessment of need 6 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 2 2
Speech, language and communication needs 1 2
Specific learning difficulty 2 0
Hearing impairment 0 1

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 Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School received £7,852 and spent £7,372 for each of its 82 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £31,000 (-£386 per pupil).

Across all 6 schools of Innovate Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,160 and spending £7,003 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202320242025
Revenue reserve -£46,000-£52,000-£31,000
per pupil -£548-£589-£386
In-year balance -£79,000-£24,000£39,000
per pupil -£941-£273£481

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.

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Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is part of Innovate Multi Academy Trust, which runs 6 schools. The nearest others:

What is Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2018 of its predecessor, Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School.

When was Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School have?

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School has 87 pupils on roll.

What age range does Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School cover?

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School?

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is at Church Street, Rothersthorpe, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN7 3HS.

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