Schools near Rushden
12 open schools in Rushden, North Northamptonshire · Ofsted ratings, catchment areas and admission criteria · see all North Northamptonshire schools · grammar schools in Rushden
Rushden has 12 state schools: 10 primary, 2 secondary, part of North Northamptonshire's wider catchment. 12 have a published Ofsted rating, and 9 of those are rated Good or Outstanding.
Undersubscribed schools rated Good or Outstanding
These schools didn't fill on first preference in the latest admissions year, despite an Ofsted rating of Good or Outstanding — worth a look if you're chasing the same handful of famous names everyone else applies to.
How places are allocated in North Northamptonshire
Primary schools: Called 'linked area' (same historic Northamptonshire terminology as West Northamptonshire) — used by many but not all schools, common in rural areas. (source)
Most schools use the local authority's default scheme rather than a school-specific catchment map — see each school's page for its own designated/catchment area where one is published.
Rushden straddles a council boundary: the scheme above is North Northamptonshire's, and Bedford also has schools here, applying under its own.
Key dates
| Entry year | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sept 2028 | Application deadline | 2027-10-31 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary application deadline | 2028-01-15 |
| Sept 2028 | Offer day | 2028-03-01 |
| Sept 2028 | Primary offer day | 2028-04-17 |
| Sept 2027 | Application deadline | 2026-10-31 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary application deadline | 2027-01-15 |
| Sept 2027 | Offer day | 2027-03-01 |
| Sept 2027 | Primary offer day | 2027-04-16 |
| Sept 2026 | Application deadline | 2025-10-31 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary application deadline | 2026-01-15 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Offer day | 2026-03-02 (passed) |
| Sept 2026 | Primary offer day | 2026-04-16 (passed) |
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