57%
GCSE 9–4 · 2024/25
27%
GCSE 5+ · 2024/25
41.6
Attainment 8 · 2024/25
14%
EBacc entry · 2024/25
511.9
EBacc APS · 2024/25
932
Pupils · 2024/25
12%
EAL · 2024/25
25%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 13/09/2022
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityNorth Northamptonshire
PhaseSecondary with sixth form with sixth form
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.3:1
Admissions—
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen
Overview of Rushden Academy · Secondary with sixth form · North Northamptonshire
Part ofTOVE LEARNING TRUST
How does this school perform?
Key Stage 4 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
GCSE 9–4 incl. Eng & maths
57%
+8pp
60%54%48%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 57%
GCSE 5+ incl. Eng & maths
27%
-1pp
32%28%23%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 27%
Attainment 8
41.6
+1.8
43.941.839.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 41.6
EBacc entry
14%
-5pp
47%30%14%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 14%
EBacc APS
511.9
-3.5
515.4458.6401.8
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 511.9
Sixth form
Key Stage 5 · 2024/25 · trend since 2017/18
A-level APS
23.9
-4.9
31.127.523.9
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 23.9
A-level value added
-0.82
-0.3
-0.1-0.5-0.8
'19'24'25
'25 · -0.8
AAB+ in facilitating subjects
7%
-5pp
12%6%0%
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · 7%
Average A-level grade
D+
-1
CC-D
'19'22'23'24'25
'25 · D+
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
932
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.3
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
12%
FSM eligible
26%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
9%
Persistent absence
25%
Contact
Address
Hayway, Rushden, NN10 6AG
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Secondary — Key Stage 4
GCSE attainment and Progress 8 — how pupils progressed from KS2 to KS4.
| Year | GCSE 9–4 | GCSE 5+ | Attainment 8 | Progress 8 | EBacc entry | EBacc APS | EBacc lang entry | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 57% | 27% | 41.6 | Not applicable | 14% | 511.9 | 35% | 932 |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 28% | 39.8 | -0.39 | 19% | 515.4 | 28% | 892 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 32% | 43.9 | -0.01 | 17% | 479.7 | 26% | 852 |
| 2021/22 | 54% | 31% | 43.3 | -0.21 | 26% | 401.8 | 34% | 801 |
| 2018/19 | 48% | 23% | 39.8 | -0.39 | 47% | 476.8 | 50% | 784 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | New school |
Sixth form — Key Stage 5
| Year | A-level APS | Avg grade | VA progress | AAB+ | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 23.9 | D+ | -0.82 | 7% | 83 |
| 2023/24 | 28.8 | C | -0.49 | 12% | 41 |
| 2022/23 | 24.6 | D+ | — | 0% | 60 |
| 2021/22 | 31.1 | C | — | 0% | 56 |
| 2018/19 | 25.0 | D+ | -0.10 | 3% | 46 |
| 2017/18 | Not published | — | Not applicable | Not published | Not published |
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 932 | 20.4 | 14% | 12% | 26% | 9% | 25% |
| 2023/24 | 892 | 18.9 | 11% | 11% | 24% | 9% | 25% |
| 2022/23 | 852 | 19.2 | 9% | 11% | 26% | 9% | 28% |
| 2021/22 | 801 | 17.2 | 9% | 10% | 27% | 11% | 37% |
| 2020/21 | 797 | 16.6 | 18% | 10% | 23% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 784 | 16.4 | 16% | 8% | 29% | 7% | 20% |
| 2017/18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6% | 18% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.