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.