Established 1977 Principal Mark Stenton Gender Co-educational Number of students 761 Staff 103 | DfE URN 139013 Tables Phone +44 1933 350391 Founded 1977 | |
Location HaywayRushdenNorthamptonshireNN10 6AGEngland Address Hayway, Rushden NN10 6AG, UK | ||
Rushden Academy is an Academy school in Rushden, Northamptonshire, which was founded in 1977. The school was formerly the Chichele College for Girls until 1991 when it was amalgamated to become The Rushden School, rebranding as the Rushden Community College in 2005 and as Rushden Academy in 2014. There were 761 students in Years 7 to 13 on roll in the 2015-2016 college year, including the Sixth Form which is shared with two other local schools. There were 64 teachers and 17 teaching support staff.
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Achievement
The school was found to be inadequate by Ofsted during their last visit in July 2016 and was placed in special measures. In 2012 the college hit the headlines when it achieved a result of only 6% of students gaining 5 GCSEs including Mathematics and English at C grade or above, the worst results of any comprehensive school in the country. The then Principal, Mark Lester said this was due to students being entered for the wrong examinations.
Percentage of students achieving 5+ GCSEs including Maths and English
Note Approximately 45% of students achieved 5 A*-C grades including English and Mathematics but the combination of examinations for the majority was not recognized by the DfE, hence the discrepancy.
Feeder schools
The College gains over 95% of its Year 7 students from six local feeder schools.
Sixth form provision
The college's sixth form is part of the East Northamptonshire College with two other local schools (Huxlow Science College and The Ferrers School).
Academy Status
On 1 December 2012 the Rushden Community College became an academy with sponsorship through The Education Fellowship Trust based in Northamptonshire, with partners including John Lewis and Waitrose. In 2015 the Trust was told by the Department of Education that it must urgently improve students' achievement.