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South End Infant School

URN
121861
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
South End Infant School
URN
121861
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Excellent

81 / 100

Excellent

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

80

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

Top 25% of primary schools in England

Top 25% nationally

#17 of 90 schools in North Northamptonshire

Based on School Compass rankings calculated from performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

School Compass recommendation

Recommended

This school performs well across several areas and may suit many families.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Target school
  • Admissions pressure: High competition
  • Admissions risk: High risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Below Average
  • National comparison: Higher crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

Question 1: Is it a good school?

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Your decision briefing for South End Infant School

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Question 2

Can we realistically get in?

  • Data confidence: Moderate confidence
  • Admissions pressure: Competitive
  • Personalised application strategy available
  • 8 alternative schools identified

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  • Competitiveness on published admissions data
  • Demand trends over recent admission cycles
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  • Last admitted distance
  • Catchment boundaries
  • Postcode-specific likelihood
  • Offer probability
  • Waiting list position
  • Priority rules
  • Grammar / selective cut-offs

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Can we realistically get in?

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Admissions strategy for South End Infant School

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
17 December 2023
Inspection date
8 November 2023
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Overall effectiveness

    Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

  • Behaviour and attitudes

Admissions

High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

53

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

124

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

53

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

2.34×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Admissions portal
GOV.UK — apply for a primary school place (North Northamptonshire)
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
http://www.southendinfant.com

If the portal link opens GOV.UK, select North Northamptonshire to reach your council's application system.

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

NN10 9JU - Wymington Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire

Contact details

Address
Wymington Road, Rushden, Northamptonshire
Postcode
NN10 9JU
Phone
1933356571
Website
http://www.southendinfant.com
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Administrative details

Local authority name
North Northamptonshire
Local authority code
940

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 166 schools in North Northamptonshire.

Authority statistics

Total schools

166

Open schools

154

Closed schools

12

Primary schools

121

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

  • Personal development

    Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

  • Early years

    Good

    Graded 17 December 2023

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    17 December 20238 November 2023S5 InspectionGoodView report for inspection published 17 December 2023
    • Good

      Published
      17 December 2023
      Inspected
      8 November 2023
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
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    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    42.7%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 50

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    22

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary121 (74.7%)
    • Secondary22 (13.6%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other19 (11.7%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    South End Junior School258 mPrimaryOpen
    Whitefriars Primary School752 mPrimaryOpen
    Whitefriars Junior School752 mPrimaryClosed
    Whitefriars Primary School752 mPrimaryClosed
    Rushden Primary Academy933 mPrimaryOpen
    Alfred Lord Tennyson School943 mPrimaryOpen
    Newton Road School974 mPrimaryOpen
    Risdene Academy974 mPrimaryClosed
    Newton Road Community Primary School974 mPrimaryClosed
    Newton Road Infant School992 mPrimaryClosed
    • South End Junior School
      Distance
      258 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Whitefriars Primary School
      Distance
      752 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Whitefriars Junior School
      Distance
      752 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • Whitefriars Primary School
      Distance
      752 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed

    Similar schools

    Same phase (Primary) and local authority (North Northamptonshire)

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    Alfred Lord Tennyson SchoolPrimaryNN10 9YSOpen
    All Saints CEVA Primary School and NurseryPrimaryNN8 1LSOpen
    Barton Seagrave Primary SchoolPrimaryNN15 6QYOpen
    Beanfield Primary SchoolPrimaryNN18 0LJOpen
    Bozeat Community Primary SchoolPrimaryNN29 7LPOpen
    • Alfred Lord Tennyson School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN10 9YS
      Status
      Open
    • All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN8 1LS
      Status
      Open
    • Barton Seagrave Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN15 6QY
      Status
      Open
    • Beanfield Primary School
      Phase
      Primary
      Postcode
      NN18 0LJ
      Status
      Open
    Rushden Primary Academy
    Distance
    933 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Alfred Lord Tennyson School
    Distance
    943 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Newton Road School
    Distance
    974 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Open
  • Risdene Academy
    Distance
    974 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Newton Road Community Primary School
    Distance
    974 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Newton Road Infant School
    Distance
    992 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Bozeat Community Primary School
    Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    NN29 7LP
    Status
    Open