Alfred Lord Tennyson School | Primary in Rushden, North Northamptonshire | Ofsted & DfE

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

154

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

154

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

50%

RWM expected · 2024/25

RWM higher · 2024/25

154

Pupils · 2024/25

35%

EAL · 2024/25

16%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 01/10/2024

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authorityNorth Northamptonshire

PhasePrimary

School typeMaintained school

Pupil : teacher ratio17.3:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Alfred Lord Tennyson School · Primary · North Northamptonshire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

50%

+8pp

53%45%37%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 50%

RWM higher standard

+5pp

7%4%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

65%

Reading higher standard

25%

Writing expected standard

65%

Writing higher standard

10%

Maths expected standard

70%

Maths higher standard

20%

Science expected standard

90%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

35%

Reading scaled score

104.0

Maths scaled score

104.0

GPS scaled score

102.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

154

Pupil : teacher ratio

17.3

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

35%

FSM eligible

31%

SEN

25%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

16%

Contact

Address

Alfred Street, Rushden, NN10 9YS

Local authority

North Northamptonshire

Website

http://www.alts.northants.sch.uk

Telephone

01933353762

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	50%	5%	65%	25%	65%	10%	70%	20%	90%	60%	104.0	104.0	102.0	—	—	—	25%	154
2023/24	42%	0%	58%	21%	63%	0%	54%	21%	88%	71%	103.0	102.0	103.0	—	—	—	20%	147
2022/23	48%	0%	71%	14%	71%	0%	57%	24%	90%	62%	103.0	102.0	104.0	-4.40	-3.90	-3.20	25%	81
2018/19	53%	7%	67%	16%	63%	11%	74%	21%	70%	70%	103.0	104.0	104.0	-0.80	-3.00	-0.40	17%	158
2017/18	37%	2%	50%	13%	50%	2%	42%	8%	57%	43%	100.0	99.0	100.0	-6.50	-7.00	-5.80	13%	180
2016/17	33%	7%	43%	11%	57%	13%	61%	20%	72%	56%	98.0	102.0	103.0	-8.70	-6.00	-5.20	31%	200

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	154	18.9	25%	35%	31%	5%	16%
2023/24	147	16.4	20%	35%	36%	8%	27%
2022/23	81	12.8	25%	15%	54%	6%	17%
2021/22	101	13.1	21%	12%	49%	6%	17%
2020/21	114	13.7	22%	13%	46%	—	—
2018/19	158	19.5	17%	16%	39%	5%	12%
2017/18	180	18.3	13%	13%	33%	5%	15%
2016/17	200	19.7	31%	12%	36%	5%	14%