Primary school in Kettering, North Northamptonshire
Rothwell Junior School
Gladstone Street, Rothwell, Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6ER
Ofsted
Inspected under the current framework, which gives no overall grade, on 24 September 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 315
- Places
- 448
- How full
- 70% full — 315 of 448 places taken, so places are likely to be available
- Girls / boys
- 161 / 154
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Northamptonshire 014D, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 23%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 24%
- Households owning their home
- 45%
- Households in social housing
- 25%
- Households with no car
- 19%
- Adults economically inactive
- 38%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- INMAT
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Emma Nuttall
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Rothwell & Mawsley
- Constituency
- Kettering
- URN
- 152318
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell Victoria Infant SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.1 mi |
| Havelock Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 60% | 1.4 mi |
| Havelock Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Outstanding 2024 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Loatlands Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | 55% | 1.8 mi |
| Loddington CofE (VA) Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 64% | 1.8 mi |
| Rushton Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2024 | 60% | 1.9 mi |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | Good 2023 | 63% | 3.2 mi |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 69% | 3.3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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