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South End Infant School

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personMrs Elaine Ashcroft

location_onRushden, NN10 9JU

language Visit Website phone 1933356571

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2023

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Students

265

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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South End Infant School is a Community school primary school in Rushden, serving ages 4-7. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

South End Infant School is a community school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-7. The school has approximately 231 pupils on roll, of whom 18% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.9 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 November 2023

Inspection Report

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03 June 2009

Inspection Report

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22 May 2006

Inspection Report

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11 October 1999

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-11-08

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2009-06-03

Section 5 RTI Historic EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2006-05-22

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 231 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	231	1	0.4%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	231	3	1.3%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	246	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	246	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	244	1	0.4%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	262	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	265	1	0.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	264	1	0.4%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	263	1	0.4%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	262	2	0.8%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	258	1	0.4%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	258	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	255	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	267	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	267	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	263	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	265	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	266	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	270	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	269	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	268	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	268	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	261	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	260	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 17 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils