Chelveston Road School
Special / other · Higham Ferrers · NN10 8HN
Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system
This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.
Inspected 10 October 2023
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144 pupils · 99% of 145 capacity
- School type
- Free schools special
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 48.6% of pupils
- English as additional language
- 6% of pupils
- SEN support
- 0% of pupils
- EHC plan
- 100% of pupils
- Sixth form
- Yes
- URN
- 148583
Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)
Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year
School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Spending per pupil
Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.
Inspection history since 2015
- 10 October 2023: Good
Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.