Rothwell Victoria Infant School
Rothwell Victoria Infant School is a converter academy in Kettering for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 263 pupils and room for 438. About 18 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, a bit fewer than at most schools.
School Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6HZ01536 906699rothwellschools.org.ukEmma Nuttall headteacherAll details
Ofsted
Ofsted hasn't published an inspection for this school yet.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
136 places were empty (38% of the total), so almost everyone who applies gets in. Pupil numbers have fallen by 8% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
Each council publishes its own figures on how many families applied and how far away the last child to get a place lived. We are adding councils one at a time. If you have a link to North Northamptonshire council's admissions booklet, send it to us.
Who goes here
Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (27), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (3), emotional and mental health (2), Autistic spectrum disorder (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 263 | 268 | 279 | 302 | 288 | 311 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 18% | 17% | 17% | 18% | 19% | 18% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 7% | 9% | 6% | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 9% | 11% | 7% | 9% | 12% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 3% | 2% | 1% | 2% | 1% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 93.3% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.7% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 8.2% | 5.3% | 4.4% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.0% | 6.1% | 3.4% | 3.0% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 2.5% | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 20.8% | 18.0% | 15.3% | 27.8% | 20.9% | 11.8% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 1.9 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothwell Junior School | Academy | 150 m | 315 | No overall grade 2024 | – | Compare |
| Havelock Junior School | Academy | 1.4 miles | 306 | Good 2023 | 49 | Compare |
| Havelock Infant School | Academy | 1.5 miles | 175 | Outstanding 2024 | 98 | Compare |
| Loatlands Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 446 | Good 2022 | 19 | Compare |
| Loddington CofE (VA) Primary School | Academy | 1.8 miles | 95 | Good 2023 | 55 | Compare |
| Rushton Primary School | Academy | 2.0 miles | 93 | Good 2024 | 35 | Compare |
| St Andrew's Church of England Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 348 | Good 2023 | 56 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Primary School | Academy | 3.3 miles | 216 | Good 2023 | 73 | Compare |
Questions parents ask
Is Rothwell Victoria Infant School a good school?
We don't have enough published data to score Rothwell Victoria Infant School yet.
How many pupils does Rothwell Victoria Infant School have?
263 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 438 places, so it is 60% full.
Is Rothwell Victoria Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 136 places were empty in 2024/25 (38% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Rothwell Victoria Infant School?
Pupils were in school 93.3% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 21% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Rothwell Victoria Infant School?
The average class had 23.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. No class had more than 30 pupils.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- School Lane, Rothwell, Kettering, NN14 6HZ
- Telephone
- 01536 906699
- Website
- www.rothwellschools.org.uk
- Headteacher
- Emma Nuttall
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- InMAT (13 schools)
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Rothwell & Mawsley
- Constituency
- Kettering
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 September 2013 (academy converter)
- URN
- 140061 · LAESTAB 9402081 · UKPRN 10043013
- Formerly
- Rothwell Victoria Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.