The Ferrers School

 

Contact Details

Address:
 Queensway
 Higham Ferrers
 Rushden
 Northamptonshire NN10 8LF
Telephone: 01933 313411
Previous Name: n/a

School Type

Phase: Secondary and Sixth Form (ages 11-18)
Type: Converter Academy
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
History: This school arose from The Ferrers Specialist Arts College
Trust: Meridian Trust
Sponsor: Meridian Trust

Staff and Pupils

Headteacher: Mrs Clare Raku (since September 2025)
Previous Headteacher: Angela Smith
Numbers of Teachers / Assistants*: 51.6 / 15.8
Non-teaching Staff*: 43.86
Number of pupils: 940
Pupils Per Teacher: 18.2
Sex: Mixed (50% boys / 50% girls)
Eligible for free school meals (FSM): 18.90% (low)
FSM pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 22.9%
Local child deprivation rate: 13.4% (4km radius)
Proportion of ethnic minority pupils: 14.4%
Ethnic minority pupils at 10 nearest schools†: 31.9%
Distance to 10th nearest school†: 12.8km
* Full-time equivalents (FTEs)
† Schools of the same phase (primary or secondary) for which data are available

Location and Administration

Constituency: Wellingborough
Electoral Ward: Higham Ferrers
School Number: 9404094

Inspections and Reports

Ofsted Report: 3rd March 2026 (view record)
Ofsted Rating: Good

External Links

DfE Record: View record
School Performance Table: View record
The Schools Guide: School indicators | Staff indicators
 
 

Nearby Schools

  1. Higham Ferrers Junior School (0.7km) show on map
  2. Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (0.7km) show on map
  3. Chelveston Road School (0.8km) show on map
  4. Rushden Academy (1.1km) show on map
  5. Denfield Park Primary School (1.1km) show on map
  6. Henry Chichele Primary School (1.2km) show on map
  7. Newton Road School (1.6km) show on map
  8. Alfred Lord Tennyson School (1.7km) show on map
  9. Rushden Primary Academy (2.6km) show on map
  10. Whitefriars Primary School (2.6km) show on map
  11. South End Infant School (2.8km) show on map
  12. South End Junior School (2.8km) show on map
  13. Irthlingborough Junior School (3.2km) show on map
  14. Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School (3.2km) show on map
  15. Stanwick Primary School (3.5km) show on map
  16. Huxlow Academy (3.5km) show on map
  17. St Lawrence Church of England Primary School (3.9km) show on map
  18. Irchester Community Primary School (4.6km) show on map
  19. Stanton Cross Primary School (5.2km) show on map
  20. Raunds Park Infant School (5.7km) show on map
  21. Windmill Primary School (5.8km) show on map
  22. Finedon Mulso Church of England Junior School (5.8km) show on map
  23. Manor School (6.0km) show on map
  24. St Peter's Church of England Academy (6.0km) show on map
  25. Finedon Nursery and Infant School (6.1km) show on map
  26. Christopher Reeves CofE VA Primary School (6.3km) show on map
  27. Highfield Nursery School (6.6km) show on map
  28. Victoria Primary Academy (6.6km) show on map
  29. Rowan Gate Primary School - Four Sites (6.6km) show on map
  30. All Saints CEVA Primary School and Nursery (6.7km) show on map
  31. Refocus (6.8km) show on map
  32. Wellingborough School (6.8km) show on map
  33. Wrenn School (6.9km) show on map
  34. Great Addington CofE Primary School (7.0km) show on map
  35. Park Junior School, Wellingborough (7.1km) show on map
  36. The Avenue Infant School (7.2km) show on map
  37. Ringstead Church of England Primary School (7.2km) show on map
  38. Wollaston School (7.3km) show on map
  39. Oakway Academy (7.3km) show on map
  40. Friars Academy (7.4km) show on map
  41. Sir Christopher Hatton Academy (7.4km) show on map
  42. Wollaston Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  43. Croyland Nursery School & Day Nursery (7.8km) show on map
  44. Croyland Primary School (7.8km) show on map
  45. St Barnabas Church of England School (7.9km) show on map
  46. Freemans Endowed Church of England Junior Academy (8.0km) show on map
  47. Warwick Academy (8.0km) show on map
  48. Eileen Wade Primary School (8.2km) show on map
  49. Redwell Primary School (8.3km) show on map
  50. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School (8.4km) show on map
  51. Weavers Academy (8.5km) show on map
  52. Great Doddington Primary (8.8km) show on map
  53. Woodford Church of England Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  54. The Glenvale Church of England Primary School (8.9km) show on map
  55. St. Marys CofE Primary School (9.0km) show on map
  56. Olympic Primary (9.1km) show on map
  57. Ruskin Academy (9.2km) show on map
  58. Ruskin Infant School (9.2km) show on map
  59. Sharnbrook Primary (9.2km) show on map
  60. Meadowside Primary School (9.4km) show on map
  61. Sharnbrook Academy (9.4km) show on map
  62. Cranford CofE Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  63. Riseley CofE Primary School (9.6km) show on map
  64. Isham Church of England Primary School (9.7km) show on map
  65. Little Harrowden Community Primary School (9.9km) show on map
  66. Progress Schools - Thrapston (10.4km) show on map
  67. Bozeat Community Primary School (10.5km) show on map
  68. Creating Tomorrow College (10.6km) show on map
  69. Pinchmill Primary School (10.7km) show on map
  70. Thrapston Primary School (10.8km) show on map
  71. Hayfield Cross CofE School (10.9km) show on map
  72. Barton Seagrave Primary School (11.2km) show on map
  73. The Latimer Arts College (11.2km) show on map
  74. Grendon Church of England Primary School (11.3km) show on map
  75. Harrold Primary Academy (11.6km) show on map
  76. Earls Barton Primary School (11.9km) show on map
  77. Pytchley Endowed Church of England Primary School (12.4km) show on map
  78. Carlton CofE Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  79. St Edward's Catholic Primary School (12.5km) show on map
  80. Isebrook School (12.5km) show on map
  81. Millbrook Infant School (12.5km) show on map
  82. Millbrook Junior School (12.5km) show on map
  83. Kingsley Special Academy (12.5km) show on map
  84. Mears Ashby Church of England Primary School (12.6km) show on map
  85. Southfield School for Girls (12.8km) show on map
  86. Greenfields Primary School and Nursery (12.9km) show on map
  87. Titchmarsh Church of England Primary School (12.9km) show on map
  88. Thurleigh Primary School (13.1km) show on map
  89. Compass Primary Academy (13.2km) show on map
  90. Bishop Stopford School (13.2km) show on map
  91. Kettering Science Academy (13.3km) show on map
  92. Milton Ernest CofE Primary School (13.4km) show on map
  93. Kimbolton Primary Academy (13.5km) show on map
  94. Hawthorn Community Primary School (13.5km) show on map
  95. St Peter's School (13.6km) show on map
  96. Kimbolton School (13.7km) show on map
  97. Kymbrook Primary School (13.7km) show on map
  98. Grange Primary Academy (13.9km) show on map
  99. St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided P... (13.9km) show on map
  100. Brington CofE Primary School (14.1km) show on map
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Associated Schools

Same Trust
Same Sponsor
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† Establishments now closed from which this school arose, or with which it has merged

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