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Alfred Lord Tennyson School

North Northamptonshire, NN10 9YSPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good · 1 Requires improvement
Oct 2024
KS2 Results
42%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
17 1st-choice / 18 places
Ranking
#12,216
of 13,686 nationally

About Alfred Lord Tennyson School

Alfred Lord Tennyson School, a state primary in North Northamptonshire for children aged 3 to 11, received a Requires Improvement overall rating from Ofsted in its most recent graded inspection in October 2024. However, the picture is more nuanced than that single label suggests. The inspection judged four out of five key areas as Good, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. Only the quality of education was rated Requires Improvement, matching the school’s previous inspection in 2019. The most telling academic metric is the Key Stage 2 combined reading, writing and maths expected standard: just 42% of pupils achieved this, compared with a local authority average of 61%. This places the school 81st out of 90 primary schools in North Northamptonshire, firmly in the bottom half nationally. On the positive side, average scaled scores in reading (103) and maths (102) are close to the national benchmark of 100, and 21% of pupils reached the higher standard in both subjects.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressAlfred Street, Rushden, North Northamptonshire, NN10 9YS
HeadteacherKelly O'Connor
Local AuthorityNorth Northamptonshire
Number of Pupils154
Free School Meals (FSM)29.3%
School Capacity154 / 210 (73% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

1 Oct 2024
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 10 Nov 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Alfred Lord Tennyson School

Alfred Lord Tennyson School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.