Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school West Northamptonshire·NN7 3HS
Composite score
48.8
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#7,731
National rank
#638
In East Midlands
#64
In West Northamptonshire
Top 52%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
50%
% achieving higher RWM
14%
Reading average scaled score
103.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
100.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
8 first choices, 8 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
17
any preference, for 8 places
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.10
00.511.5
1 per place
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Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
3–11
Pupils on roll
86
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
7.8%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
8.1%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
12.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.3%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.0%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
12.0%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
17.9
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,515
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School

Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School is a primary school in West Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. Around 86 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 25.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it around the middle of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 100 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 14% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 8 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.0%. There are about 17.9 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. Rothersthorpe Church of England Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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