Alfred Lord Tennyson School
Community schoolPrimaryAges 3–11Mixed
Alfred Street, Rushden, NN10 9YS
Headteacher · Mrs Kelly O'Connor
From Get Information About Schools (DfE), updated 30 June 2026. Report a correction
Key facts
Pupils147Capacity 210
OfstedGraded inspectionInspected 1 October 2024
Free school meals29.3%
Ofsted
Inspection on 1 October 2024. Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade.
- Quality of educationRequires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- Early yearsGood
- SafeguardingEffective
Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 31 August 2026.
Reception applications close 15 January 2027
For September 2027. Apply through North Northamptonshire council, not the school. National offer day is 16 April 2027.
How to apply in North NorthamptonshireApplications for September 2026
All 15 families who put it first were offered a place.
Places offered17
Applications36
First choice15
First-choice offers15
Applications count every family who named the school as any preference. Figures change every year, so they are a guide, not a guarantee.
Source: Department for Education, Primary and secondary school applications and offers 2026 (on-time applications, national offer day).
Nearby schools for the same ages
- Denfield Park Primary School0.4 mi
- Newton Road School0.4 mi
- South End Infant School0.6 mi
- Whitefriars Primary School0.6 mi
- South End Junior School0.7 mi