Higham Ferrers Junior School
Primary · Rushden · NN10 8ED
Data updated
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 24 January 2023
Read the Ofsted report ↗At a glance
322 pupils · 89% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)
- School type
- Academy converter
- Age range
- 7–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Free school meals
- 24.2% of pupils (January 2026)
- English as additional language
- 6.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
- SEN support
- 9.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
- EHC plan
- 1.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
- URN
- 151278
In figures
Ofsted last graded it Requires improvement on 24 January 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.2% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.
Catchment area
Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
Admissions cutoff distance: Year 3
Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.
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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work
Compare admissions across the area: North Northamptonshire school admissions
Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)
White British 85% (North Northamptonshire 65%, England 60%) · Any other White background 4% (North Northamptonshire 12%, England 7%) · Black African 2% (North Northamptonshire 6%, England 5%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 3%) · Any other ethnic group 2% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (North Northamptonshire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (North Northamptonshire 3%, England 4%) · Any other Black background 1% (North Northamptonshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%
Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures
Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)
Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)
4.89 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · North Northamptonshire: 3.86 suspensions and 0.06 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils
Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions
Staffing
Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.
Teacher retention (2024/25)
94% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 6% left the state-funded sector
Vacancies (November 2025)
0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary
Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)
47.1% of teachers took sickness absence, 2.1 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days
Teacher pay (November 2025)
Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,963; 11.8% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%
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The area around the school
- Child poverty (IDACI)
- 4/10more deprived than most of England
- Overall deprivation (IMD)
- 5/10around the middle for England
| Census 2021 | This area | England |
|---|---|---|
| Adults with a degree or higher | 22.3% | 33.9% |
| Adults with no qualifications | 25.1% | 18.1% |
| In managerial or professional work | 28.5% | 33.2% |
| Households deprived in two or more ways | 19.6% | 18.1% |
| Residents in very good health | 38.3% | 48.5% |
| Homes owned by the occupier | 58.9% | 62.3% |
| Social housing | 27.7% | 17.1% |
| Privately rented | 13.3% | 20.5% |
| Detached houses | 18.4% | 22.9% |
| Flats | 7.2% | 22.2% |
| Homes with four or more bedrooms | 17.5% | 21.1% |
| Households with no car or van | 21.1% | 23.5% |
These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01027034 · how to read area figures
What homes cost nearby
- Median sale price
- £270,000356 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
- Typical range
- £230,000–£350,000the middle half of sales
- England median
- £300,000all sales over the same period
Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.
Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Roads around the school
- Child pedestrian casualties
- 1an urban school averages 2.0
- Collisions at school-run times
- 5an urban school averages 5.7
- All reported collisions
- 20an urban school averages 30.5
- Of those, serious or fatal
- 2an urban school averages 6.1
A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted