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The Ferrers School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden NN10 8LF · theferrers.org · 01933 313411
On the mapSearch near NN10 8LF
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 38.9
- average Attainment 8 score. North Northamptonshire 42.9, England 46
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Year 7, September 2026 entry · North Northamptonshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 937
- 85% of 1,100 places
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
- First language not English
- 5.1%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Meridian Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: North Northamptonshire Council’s document.
For Year 7 in September 2026, 143 families put the school first and 149 places were offered; 99% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 149 | 143 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 172 | 157 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 175 | 190 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 173 | 206 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 162 | 149 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 38.9, and 26.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across North Northamptonshire it was 42.9, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (30 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼38.9 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼26.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼48.3% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲46.3% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.50 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 32 | +7.8 |
| Further education | 52.4 | −3.4 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.4 | +0.2 |
| Employment | 4.1 | −0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 6.1 | −4.4 |
| Activity not captured | 2 | −0.1 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 52 students | C (30) | Average -0.02 | |
| 52 students | C (29.3) | Average -0.11 | |
| 24 students | Merit+ (27) | Below average -0.40 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 28 | C (30.7) | +0.01 |
| 2022/23 | 41 | C- (26.8) | — |
| 2021/22 | 41 | C (28.8) | — |
| 2018/19 | 47 | C (29.3) | -0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 82 | C- (25.6) | -0.27 |
| 2016/17 | 85 | C- (27.6) | +0.27 |
| 2015/16 | 70 | C- (25.4) | -0.16 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.4 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 5.6 | −2.7 |
| Employment | 44.4 | +9.4 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.6 | −2.7 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected The Ferrers School on 3 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Needs attention
- Post-16 provision: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Expected standard
- Inspected
- 3 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Needs attention |
| Post-16 provision | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jul 2021Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective - Mar 2021Monitoring visitEffective action
- Sept 2019Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
- Dec 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
May 2018Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate 16 to 19 study programmes Requires improvement Safeguarding Not effective Feb 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good 16 to 19 study programmes Good Nov 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
71% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (105 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 71%
- Positive
- 64%
- Replies
- 105
- 11% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 93% who raised concerns
based on 39 parents (37%) whose child was bullied
based on 42 parents (40%) with SEND