Rushden Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
This means that we have a Child Protection Policy and procedures in place which we refer to in our prospectus. All staff (including volunteers and governors) must ensure that they are aware of these procedures. Parents and carers are welcome to read the policy and other related policies to be found in the statutory information section.
Sometimes we may need to share information and work in partnership with other agencies when there are concerns about a child’s welfare. This includes receiving Domestic Violence (DV) and missing from home notification from the Police. We will ensure that our concerns about our students are discussed with his/her parents/carers first unless we have reason to believe that such a move would be contrary to the child’s welfare.
Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
THE DESIGNATED SAFEGUARDING PERSONS AT RUSHDEN ACADEMY ARE:
Mrs Catherine Ogilvie
01933 350391
Vice Principal
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (Deputy DSL)
Mrs Lynda King
01933 350391
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Mrs Paige King
01933 350391
Safeguarding and Wellbeing Officer
Deputy Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL)
Principal
Mr Jonathan Firth
01933 350391
Principal
Safeguarding Governor
Mrs Samantha Laywood-Hill
Safeguarding Governor
c/o
What to do if...
When
Who
How
DURING SCHOOL HOURS
Mrs Catherine Ogilvie
Mrs Lynda King
Mrs Paige King
Telephone: 01933 350391
OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS
Multi-Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH)
Telephone: 0300 126 7000 or 101
.... IF YOU WANT TO....
Do this
Access
How
REPORT A CHILD WHO IS ABSENT OR MISSING
POLICE
101
999 - In an emergency
CONTACT CHILDREN'S SOCIAL CARE (OUT OF HOURS)
EMERGENCY DUTY TEAM (EDT)
0300 126 1000
SEEK SUPPORT/ INFORMATION FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE AT RISK OR HAVE BEEN SEXUALLY EXPLOITED
RISE TEAM
01604 888 345
SEEK SUPPORT/ INFORMATION ABOUT EARLY HELP
MASH / EARLY HELP TEAM
0300 126 7000
See the 'Making Children Safer Contacts Directory' for individual contacts
For further safeguarding resources (Including Parental guidance), please see the relevant buttons below
Rushden Academy is a cashless school and we use ParentPay to process all payments, including paying for your child’s lunch. All new students, and those who haven’t already set up an account should have received a letter with an access code to activate your ParentPay login. Once you have logged into the system, you will be able to add money on to your son/daughter’s lunch account and track what they are spending each day.
If you have not received an access code please contact Rushden Academy at .
To pay for food in the canteen, students use their fingerprints. For more information about our biometric system and to give consent for your child to use their fingerprint use the form below.
Rushden Academy Performance Tables can be found here.
45.9% of our pupils have achieved good GCSE passes in English and Maths.
Many of our pupils have gained 5 plus GCSEs, and as a consequence more are progressing into their first choice post 16 courses.
2024 KS4 Examination Results
Progress 8 Score
-0.34
Attainment 8 Score
39.8
Strong Pass in English & Maths
49.0%
Pass in English & Maths
28.4%
Entered for EBacc
19.4%
EBacc Average Point Score
3.32
Continuing in Education, Employment or Training (Non-NEET)
86%
2023 KS4 Examination Results
Rushden Academy Performance Tables can be found here.
59.7% of our pupils have achieved good GCSE passes in English and Maths.
Many of our pupils have gained 5 plus GCSEs, and as a consequence more are progressing into their first choice post 16 courses.
2023 KS4 Examination Results
Progress 8 Score
-0.01
Attainment 8 Score
43.9
Strong Pass in English & Maths
32%
Pass in English & Maths
59.7%
Entered for EBacc
17%
EBacc Average Point Score
3.61
Continuing in Education, Employment or Training (Non-NEET)
92%
2023 KS5 Examination Results
A Level Data
Progress:
-1.11
Average point score per entry:
23.29
Average result per entry:
D+
Academic Qualifications
Progress:
-1.10
Average point score per entry:
23.41
Average result per entry:
D+
Applied General Qualifications
Progress:
-0.17
Average point score per entry:
34.81
Average result per entry:
Dist
English and Maths Qualifications
English average progress
No entries
% entering approved qualification
No entries
Maths average progress
Supressed
% entering approved qualification
100%
Student destinations (2022 Leavers)
No data available on compare school performance. Recent, school collected, data available on request.
2019 KS4 Examination Results
47.9% of our pupils have achieved good GCSE passes in English and Maths.
2019 KS4 Examination Results
Progress 8 Score
-0.39
Attainment 8 Score
40
Strong Pass in English & Maths
23%
Pass in English & Maths
47.9%
Entered for EBacc
47.9%
EBacc Average Point Score
3.36
Continuing in Education, Employment or Training (Non-NEET)
98.4%
2019 KS5 Examination Results
A Level Data (National figures in brackets)
Progress:
-0.1
Average point score per student:
24.98 (34.01)
Average result per entry:
D+ (C+)
A Level retention
100% (91.3%)
Academic Qualifications (National figures in brackets)
Progress:
-0.1
Average point score per student:
25.14 (34.33)
Average result per entry:
C- (C+)
A Level retention
100% (91.3%)
Applied General Qualifications (National figures in brackets)
Progress:
0.14
Average point score per student:
30.53 (28.91)
Average result per entry:
Dist- (Merit+)
A Level retention
86.7% (86.5%)
English and Maths Qualifications (National figures in brackets)
English average progress
No entries (0.13)
% entering approved qualification
No entries (81.7%)
Maths average progress
Supressed (0.08)
% entering approved qualification
100% (84.8%)
Student destinations (2017 Leavers)
No data available on compare school performance. Recent, school collected, data available on request.
2018 KS4 Examination Results
57.8% of our pupils have achieved good GCSE passes in English and Maths.
More of our pupils have gained 5 plus GCSEs, and as a consequence more are progressing into their first choice post 16 courses.
2018 KS4 Examination Results
Progress 8 Score
-0.3
Attainment 8 Score
44
Strong Pass in English & Maths
37.0%
Pass in English & Maths
57.8%
Entered for EBacc
43%
EBacc Average Point Score
4.01
2018 KS5 Examination Results
2018 KS5 Examination Results
Average point score per student
94.97
Average point score per entry
29.61
Average grade per A-Level entry
C
Average grade per Applied General entry
Merit+
Privacy
At Rushden Academy, we aim to provide a positive, aspirational learning environment to support all our students in improving their life chances. In order to achieve this we need to work in partnership with parents, students, governors, Tove Learning Trust and carefully selected outside agencies.
For the purposes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) we are the Data Controller and any personal data we hold is used to support teaching and learning, monitor and report on your child’s progress, provide appropriate pastoral care and assess how well your child is doing.
Due to GDPR, schools must provide parents with an opportunity to opt in or out of any data sharing. We will not give information about you to anyone outside the school without your consent unless the law or our rules permit it. However we are required by law to pass some of your information to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). We also subscribe to several systems and services that we see as necessary to assist with the education of your child, a list of these can be viewed on our website.
Once your child is aged 13 or over we are required to pass on certain information to the Careers Service. This is the Government’s information and advice service for all young people ages 13-19 in England. We must provide both yours and your child’s name and address and any further information relevant to the careers services’ role.
What information is collected and why?
We collect emergency contact information including names, addresses, mobile numbers and email addresses from you. In order to be more environmentally-friendly, we communicate school information via email, SMS text messaging and via a web portal.
We collect ethnicity information, special educational needs, meal preference and travel arrangements for use in the Government Census.
We collect medical information and food allergy information in order to provide appropriate care within school.
As part of our catering system, we use student biometric data in the form of a fingerprint, consent for this system is requested via a separate form.
We regularly collect Target and Assessment data in order to assess progress and identify additional areas of development that may be needed.
Some parts of our campus maybe monitored by CCTV. These areas are clearly marked by suitable signage. We use any video recorded to protect our pupils, staff and visitors while they are on site, to deter crime, and to help maintain good order within the School grounds. We retain this information for a period of up to three months. Access to CCTV footage is controlled. CCTV footage may be passed onto the Police or other relevant authorities.
How is data collected?
We ask for Data Sheets and Consent Forms to be completed by parents. We can also receive electronic data transfers from previous or primary schools via the DfE’s Secure Access site providing previous attendance history and KS2/Target data, etc.
Staff complete digital marksheets to provide progress and assessment data, which is then reported to parents via our progress systems.
How will the information be used?
We take your privacy seriously and data is only used to provide the best possible care and education for your child. It is used to assess learning, to set up user accounts to assist with personalised learning, to facilitate home-school communication and emergency information so we can contact parents.
Who will it be shared with?
Any third party that we share your data with has been rigorously checked by following our Due Diligence process. Currently we share information with the companies listed below.
Third Party Companies
ActiveLearn
Applicaa
CPOMS
e-Reception Book
Educake
Exampro
FFT Education
GL Assessment
Go4Schools
Google (Gsuite Applications)
GreenGate Software Solutions
EdClass
Groupcall Xporter
IRIS Connect
Maths Watch
Parent Pay
Parents Evening System
Pro 16 Plus
Provision Map
Pupil Progress
Renaissance Learning
SAM
Seneca
Unifrog
University of Northampton - Schools Engagement Team
Wonde
We thank you for your continued support and are happy to answer any further questions you may have. All attached documents are available for viewing on the school website (www.rushden-academy.net) and we encourage you to check regularly for updated documentation.
Rushden Academy was inspected by Ofsted on 13th and 14th September 2022 and was judge 'Good' in all areas.
Highlights of the report include:
"There are strong positive relationships between staff and pupils at this school."
"There is a clear focus on developing pupils as individuals as well as educating them. As one parent put it, ‘Teachers are focused on getting the best out of pupils.’"
"Pupils said bullying does not happen often and when it does adults deal with it effectively. Pupils are confident in reporting poor behaviour, such as bullying."
"Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are supported well in lessons."
"Students in the sixth form undertake a comprehensive programme of study. There is a broad approach to preparing them for their next steps."
The Library at Rushden Academy promotes books and reading across the school, along with offering a place to go at break and lunch-time and taking part in extra-curricular activities.
The Library is open to students from 8.15am so that they can return or borrow a book or print off their homework before school starts. We often have lessons booked into the Library for students to use the computer or book resources to help them with their studies. We also help to support Year 7 and 8 classes who are taking part in the Accelerated Reader (AR) program by helping students to find books they will enjoy to read and supporting teachers with delivery of the programme. Year 9 students also have a fornightly Library lesson, to concentrate on reading and the importance of developing literacy skills. Students from Year 7 all the way up to Year 13 are welcome to come in, browse the shelves and borrow a book. Students can borrow two books for up to two weeks (please refer to the 'Overdues Guidance 2025' attached to this webpage for information concerning late books). At break and lunch times the Library is open for students who would like catch-up on homework, read quietly, ask staff about reading books or, at lunch-time, take part in one of the daily activities.
We have a small selection of stationery items for sale including pens, pencils and rulers; full list is attached to this webpage. Please note this is a cash only service.
Reading and Activities
There are thousands of book titles students can choose from and staff are on hand to give advice and support students with the choosing of those books. Every break and lunch-time students are welcome to find a quiet nook in the Library and spend some time reading.
New books are added to the stock frequently and the titles are chosen with our students in mind; what they like or do not like, popular authors and series of books. We sometimes get recommendations from our students, which is a fantastic way of making sure that the books we buy are going to be popular with lots of students. We ensure that we have a wide and diverse collection of titles covering many non-fiction topics. There are varied genres to choose from in the fiction section, which includes humour, crime, horror, fantasy and real-life, along with many more. Some of our books have more grown-up themes and language which is why our Year 7 and 8 students must have a permission slip, signed by parents or carers, before they can take these books home. Students can get the slips from the Library staff.
To support our members of staff the Library also has a ‘Teaching and Learning’ area, with many helpful books to choose from. Staff are also welcome to browse our fiction shelves.
The Library has a team of Student Library Assistants who help the staff out at break and lunch-times. This team were mindfully chosen, knowing that they have a love of reading and are able to promote different books and use of the Library to their fellow students.
There are many book-themed events which the Library run, such as:
Christmas Cracker
World Book Day
Harry Potter Book Night
Carnegie Medal Book Shadowing
Author visits or reading events
Any events will be advertised around the school and students can ask for more information in the Library.
Library Opening Times
Monday – Thursday 8.15am - 3.15pm (Except during timetabled lessons. There are after-school activities available; please see the list below for activities and timings).
Friday 8.30am - 3.15pm
Break and lunch-time in the Library
At break and lunch-times students can do homework either on the computers or at the desks; have a quiet catch-up with friends; read or return their Library books/take an AR quiz. We also have interactive boards for 'Word of the Day' and Sudoku.
Lunch-time Activities
Monday - Card and Board games
Tuesday - Chess and Scrabble
Wednesday- Jigsaws
Tranquil Thursday- This linch-time is for students to find some peace and tranquility. There are no games played, everyone talks in a lower voice and just takes part in either reading or homework.
Friday- 'Fill-It-In' Colouring, wordsearches, complex dot-to-dots, sudoku sheets available with pens and pencils.
After-School- these activities require a parental consent letter, please ask Ms. Raven or Ms. Quantrill for one. After-school activities run from 3pm-4pm.
Monday- Board Games
Tuesday- Reading (for students who need a quiet place to concentrate on their reading)
Wednesday- Homework Club
Thursday- Role Playing games (eg: 'Choose Your Own Adventure'/D&D)
Friday- closes at 3.15pm
Links to reading websites
Click the icon or scan the QR code to link to the websites below:
If you have books at home and would like to find out if they are on AR and what level they are, then click here to be taken to the AR bookfinder UK website. You can type in the author, title or ISBN (the barcode on the back of the book) and if the book is on AR you will see the quiz number and book level.
Primary schools will issue the relevant Admissions paperwork during the autumn term of the year preceding their Year 7 entry.
All allocated students who have a statement of special educational needs will have the name of the school as an appropriate provision.
Places are allocated in accordance to parental preference. If a first choice school is over-subscribed, then the pupil will be allocated their 2nd choice.
Application for a School Place – Students moving into the area
Parents can apply for a school place through School Admissions at Northamptonshire County Council. In order to process an application, a confirmed address and moving date is required.
DEADLINE FOR LODGING ON-TIME APPEALS - 26 March 2025 at 12noon
SCHOOL TO SUBMIT STATEMENT OF CASE BY 30 April 2025
APPEAL CLERK TO SEND NOTIFICATION OF THE HEARING AND STATEMENT OF CASE TO THE APPELLANTS during the week commencing 10 May 2025.
DEADLINE FOR THE APPELLANTS TO SUBMIT ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE - 21 May 2025
PROPOSED DATE OF APPEAL - Stage 1 and Stage 2 will take place during June 2025. The specific details of the venue, date(s) and time(s) will be confirmed when the appeal clerk is aware of the number of appeals received for the school.
For further details please contact the Admissions Team:
