Whitefriars Primary School, Rushden
Whitefriars Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 5 to 11 in Rushden, part of Tove Learning Trust. It was 96% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to North Northamptonshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Whitefriars Primary School in detail
Whitefriars Primary School in its own words
The school runs a breakfast club, from £4.40 per session.
Coming up: an open day on Wednesday 4 November 2026 at 10.30am, an open day on Thursday 5 November 2026 at 1.30pm and an open day on Monday 16 November 2026 at 10am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in North Northamptonshire
Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Whitefriars Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 121909), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Whitefriars Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 44 families put Whitefriars Primary School as their first choice and 91 named it as one of their preferences, for 46 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Whitefriars Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Whitefriars Primary School are South End Infant School (0.5 miles, Good); South End Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 81% reading, 91% maths); Alfred Lord Tennyson School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 65% reading, 70% maths); and Newton Road School (0.9 miles, Requires improvement, 43% reading, 63% maths).
South End Infant SchoolSouth End Junior SchoolAlfred Lord Tennyson SchoolNewton Road School
The trust
Whitefriars Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Tove Learning Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
9.8% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Wellingborough Rail Station, about 3.2 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is St Margarets Avenue, 180 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Whitefriars Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. On income deprivation affecting children it is in the 7th decile, where the 1st is the most deprived. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Whitefriars Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 2.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Whitefriars Primary School are Rushden Academy (1 mile) and The Ferrers School (1.6 miles).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Whitefriars Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Whitefriars Primary School (URN 121909), it was rated Good in February 2022.
At a Glance
23.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
26.5
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
11
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Whitefriars Primary School before it took its current form in 2024 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 121909). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 78% to 72% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 78% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 65% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Latest from Whitefriars Primary School
4th September 2026 WELCOME
4 Sep 2026
Easter Newsletter - April 2025
June Review 2025
Reception Newsletter - Term 4 2025
Reception Newsletter - Term 5 2025
Summer Update - July 2025
From Whitefriars Primary School's website. School Signal is not affiliated with the school.
Social & online
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Before and after school care
Whitefriars Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in North Northamptonshire
Term dates
Whitefriars Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see North Northamptonshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Whitefriars Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Whitefriars Primary School is in North Northamptonshire; for families living there:
- North Northamptonshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policies and codes of conduct
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Whitefriars Primary School
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
96%
Near capacity
403 pupils
420 places
17 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Rushden
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rushden
Across North Northamptonshire council
Places available
4,565
Applications
3,751
Got 1st preference
93.9%
Got preferred school
98.9%
All primary applications across North Northamptonshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
53
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
16.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
397
Total Pupils
194
Boys
203
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
19.9:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,584
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,973
Per pupil
£2200k
Total funding
£129k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.0%
Overall absence
6.1%
Persistent absence
360
Enrolments
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Whitefriars Primary School
Questions parents ask about Whitefriars Primary School
Are there exam results for Whitefriars Primary School?
Whitefriars Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2024, under its previous registration (URN 121909), 72% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 78% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Whitefriars Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Whitefriars Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in December 2024. Before that, as Whitefriars Primary School (URN 121909), it was rated Good in February 2022.
What is the catchment area for Whitefriars Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Whitefriars Primary School is oversubscribed, North Northamptonshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Whitefriars Primary School?
Whitefriars Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 96% of its capacity.
How big are the classes at Whitefriars Primary School?
Classes at Whitefriars Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Whitefriars Primary School?
Whitefriars Primary School has around 397 pupils on roll. 23% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Whitefriars Primary School?
4% of sessions were missed at Whitefriars Primary School in 2024/25. 6.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Whitefriars Primary School?
Apply through North Northamptonshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Whitefriars Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Whitefriars Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Whitefriars Primary School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.
How many road collisions happen near Whitefriars Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in North Northamptonshire is 9 (the median across 154 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Whitefriars Primary School?
Whitefriars Primary School is at Boughton Drive, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 9HX.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)