Primary school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire
Whitefriars Primary School
Boughton Drive, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9HX
Ofsted
Graded Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 February 2022.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 4 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- Places
- 420
- How full
- 95% full — 397 of 420 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 203 / 194
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 6%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 24%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 12%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Northamptonshire 039C, 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
- 22%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 22%
- Households owning their home
- 85%
- Households in social housing
- 2%
- Households with no car
- 9%
- Adults economically inactive
- 40%
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 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Lucy Burman
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Pemberton
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- URN
- 151247
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South End Infant SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | — | 0.5 mi |
| South End Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 70% | 0.5 mi |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 50% | 0.6 mi |
| Newton Road SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 40% | 0.9 mi |
| Denfield Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 1 mi |
| St Lawrence Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 68% | 1 mi |
| Rushden Primary AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 63% | 1 mi |
| Irchester Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 71% | 1.6 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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