Rothwell Junior School
Primary · Kettering · NN14 6ER
Data updated
Ofsted category of concern
A formal designation, not a grade. It stands until a later inspection lifts it.
Inspected 24 September 2024
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315 pupils · 70% of 448 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 32.4% of pupils (January 2026)
- URN
- 152318
In figures
At its inspection on 24 September 2024 Ofsted placed it in a category of concern (Special measures). In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: Kettering school admissions · North Northamptonshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 81% (North Northamptonshire 65%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (North Northamptonshire 12%, England 7%) · Black African 4% (North Northamptonshire 6%, England 5%) · Any other Black background 2% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 1% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · Any other ethnic group 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Northamptonshire 3%, England 4%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Northamptonshire: 3.86 suspensions and 0.06 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,006; 4.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted
The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 3/10more deprived than most of England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.9% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 23.5% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 25.4% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 23.1% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 43.1% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 49.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 24.6% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 25.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 16.2% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 24.7% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 10.6% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 19% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035411 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £227,500304 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £179,500–£270,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 3a rural school averages 0.3
- Collisions at school-run times
- 4a rural school averages 0.7
- All reported collisions
- 18a rural school averages 3.4
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 3a rural school averages 0.9
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted