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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 151247

Whitefriars Primary School

Academy converter · Rushden · NN10 9HX

Ages 5–11 · 397 pupils · North Northamptonshire

Ofsted

Good

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-01

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill95%

397 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
397
Boys / girls
194 / 203
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
397 / 420 (95%)
Free school meals
23.2%
FSM pupils
92
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 511

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: TOVE LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
TOVE LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Tove Learning Trust
Headteacher
Ms Lucy Burman

Location

Address
Boughton Drive
Postcode
NN10 9HX
Town
Rushden
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
District
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, 397 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 23.2%.

Open schools in Rushden
12
Primary schools in Rushden
10
Academies among open schools in Rushden
58% (7)
Open schools in NN10
14
Primary in NN10
11
Open schools in North Northamptonshire LA
154
Primary in North Northamptonshire LA
111

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Contact

Headteacher
Ms Lucy Burman
Telephone
01933359269

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