Rushden Primary Academy

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school Relationships between pupils and adults are warm and strong. This creates a climate in which pupils develop well and make good progress throughout the school. Attainment at the end of key stage 1 was above average last year.

The proportion of pupils who reached the expected standard in the phonics screening check was also above average. Pupils benefit from a well-organised and well-thought-out curriculum, which is rich in opportunities for pupils to learn and explore. The teaching in the early years encourages the children to find things out for themselves.

They make good progress through enjoyable activities in the varied and stimulating... outside area. Leaders receive effective support from experienced leaders in the academy trust. Leaders are ambitious for their pupils and make certain that plans for school growth do not have a negative impact on current pupils' learning.

There is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school and leaders are thorough, diligent and caring in their duties in this area. There is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school and leaders are thorough, diligent and caring in their duties in this area. There is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school and leaders are thorough, diligent and caring in their duties in this area.

There is a strong culture of safeguarding at the school. Leaders are thorough, diligent and caring in their duties in this area. Pupils' behaviour is good and incidences of poor conduct are rare.

Adults are skilled at dealing with any disruptive behaviour quickly and firmly. Most pupils, including disadvantaged pupils and those who have special educational needs (SEN) and/or disabilities, make consistently good progress. Assessment arrangements are thorough.

Leaders make sure that teachers' assessments of pupils' work are checked by other schools in the trust and elsewhere to make sure that they are accurate. Leaders prepare pupils well for life in modern Britain so that they are tolerant and celebrate different cultures, religions and lifestyles. Teaching is good.

Nevertheless, some teachers do not challenge the most able often enough, do enough to help pupils to improve their spelling, punctuation and grammar or insist that they present their work neatly. There school caring There school caring There school caring

Information about this school

The school is an average-sized primary school. The school opened in 2015 and is increasing in size each year.

The current Year 4 will be the first year group to take their end of key stage tests in 2020. The school is a sponsored part of Greenwood Academies Trust. Governance is provided by the governing body of the trust.

Leaders are also supported by a school adviser from the trust