Higham Ferrers Junior School is a primary school located in Rushden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 21/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading and progress in maths are below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Saffron Road, Rushden

School Information

Address: Saffron Road, Rushden, NN10 8ED
Website: www.highamferrersjunior.co.uk/
Telephone: 01933312748
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Victoria Bull
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121828

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 161
Number of Girls: 185

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -4 to -1.4
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.6 to -1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:58%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Higham Ferrers Junior School
Saffron Road , Higham Ferrers NN10 8ED 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road , Higham Ferrers NN10 8BQ 		3out of 4 111 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Henry Chichele Primary School
School Lane , NN10 8NQ 		3out of 4 845 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Denfield Park Primary School
Victoria Road , NN10 0DA 		3out of 4 1,459 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alfred Street Junior School, Rushden
Alfred Street , NN10 9YS 		2out of 4 1,911 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Ferrers School
Queensway , Higham Ferrers NN10 8LF 		1out of 4 629 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushden Academy
Hayway , NN10 6AG 		1out of 4 1,223 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Chelveston Road School
Chelveston Road , 		- not rated 1,006 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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