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Whitefriars Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMs Lucy Burman

location_onRushden, NN10 9HX

language Visit Website phone 1933359269

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

413

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Whitefriars Primary School is a Community school primary school in Rushden, serving ages 5-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 58% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Whitefriars Primary School is a community school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 5-11. The school has approximately 413 pupils on roll.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 8% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #44 of 100 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #8,521 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. 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 24.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 9.1%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 1.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 59%

Reading72% LA 71%

Writing65% LA 70%

Maths78% LA 70%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading78% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing83% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths80% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

70%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing77% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.2

Read

LA -0.7

-0.4 to 2.8

2.1

Write

LA -0.2

0.5 to 3.6

2.2

Maths

LA -0.7

0.7 to 3.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading68% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing88% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths90% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA -0.9

-3.6 to -0.4

0.8

Write

LA -0.7

-0.6 to 2.3

0.6

Maths

LA -0.8

-0.8 to 2.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 61%

Reading68% LA 73%

Writing77% LA 77%

Maths62% LA 71%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.5

Read

LA -1.1

-3 to 0

-1.1

Write

LA -0.7

-2.6 to 0.4

-4

Maths

LA -1.3

-5.4 to -2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

30 November 2024

Inspection Report

01 February 2022

Inspection Report

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04 October 2016

Inspection Report

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03 November 2011

Inspection Report

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30 June 2010

Inspection Report

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31 January 2007

Inspection Report

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07 May 2002

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2022-02-01

S5 Inspection EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2016-10-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-03

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-01-31

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

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

2.2%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Summer term 2024

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

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 408 pupils. During this period, there were 9 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.2%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2023/24 (Summer term)	408	9	2.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	411	6	1.5%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	408	3	0.7%	0.8%	1
2022/23 (Summer term)	414	3	0.7%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	413	3	0.7%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	411	4	1.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	411	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	408	2	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	413	2	0.5%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	412	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	408	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	409	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	414	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	414	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	420	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	175	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	179	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	179	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

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

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Whitefriars Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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