Rushden Academy
About the school
Rushden Academy is an open secondary school in North Northamptonshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 13 September 2022
- Published
- 11 October 2022
- Inspection type
- Academy First Section 5
- Latest outcome
- Good
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding
Yes
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 41.6
- North Northamptonshire
- 42.9
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- North Northamptonshire
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 27.20%
- North Northamptonshire
- 38.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 57.00%
- North Northamptonshire
- 58.90%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 13.90%
- North Northamptonshire
- 37.40%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.39
- North Northamptonshire
- 3.82
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- D+
Average A-level points
- School
- 23.88
AAB or better
- School
- 6.90%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
932
Girls
52.36%
Boys
47.64%
SEN support
11.59%
Education, health and care plan
2.25%
English as an additional language
11.80%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
25.67%
Overall absence
9.34
Persistent absence
25.49
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
133
Sustained education or employment
89%
Education
82%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
4%
Not sustained
7%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
58
Sustained education or employment
83%
Higher education
34%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
9%
Employment
40%