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Rockingham Primary School

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMs Emma Goodwin

corporate_fareTHE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST

location_onCorby, NN17 1AJ

language Visit Website phone 1536203806

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

377

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Rockingham Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Corby, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Rockingham Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Corby, North Northamptonshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of THE DAVID ROSS EDUCATION TRUST. The school has approximately 376 pupils on roll, of whom 31% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 2% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 90 primaries in North Northamptonshire and #6,670 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 27.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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%

Reading65% LA 71%

Writing71% LA 70%

Maths71% LA 70%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading52% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths64% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 58%England 60%

Reading72% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths78% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.9

Read

LA -0.7

-3.7 to -0.2

1.7

Write

LA -0.2

0.1 to 3.4

0.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.6 to 1.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading85% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing78% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.4

Read

LA -0.9

2.4 to 6.4

2.7

Write

LA -0.7

0.9 to 4.6

2.2

Maths

LA -0.8

0.5 to 4.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 61%

Reading74% LA 73%

Writing66% LA 77%

Maths76% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA -1.1

0.4 to 4.4

1.1

Write

LA -0.7

-0.8 to 3

1.8

Maths

LA -1.3

0 to 3.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

01 March 2022

Inspection Report

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14 December 2016

Inspection Report

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16 June 2015

Inspection Report

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10 February 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-12-14

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-02-10

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.5%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(2 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 376 pupils. During this period, there were 2 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.5%, 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)	376	2	0.5%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	365	5	1.4%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	393	7	1.8%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	387	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	381	4	1.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	383	1	0.3%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	377	1	0.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	359	2	0.6%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	334	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	328	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	326	2	0.6%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	303	1	0.3%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	303	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	303	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	289	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	289	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	285	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	286	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	282	1	0.4%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	279	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	279	1	0.4%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	282	3	1.1%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	279	4	1.4%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	273	1	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	276	2	0.7%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	270	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 25 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 13 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Rockingham 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)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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Ruskin Academy

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Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School