The Ferrers School is a secondary school located in Rushden. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are inadequate. The school inspection was carried out on 16/05/2018. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.2%, which is 1.2 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queensway, Rushden, NN10 8LF
Website: http://www.theferrers.org
Telephone: 01933313411
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: North Northamptonshire
Headteacher / Principal: Angela Smith
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 139988

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/05/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1100
Number of Pupils: 972
Number of Boys: 495
Number of Girls: 477

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.2% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.3% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.38 Confidence interval -0.58 to -0.19
Of the 168 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 164 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:38%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:98%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:44.8
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:3.92
England Average:4.07

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 4 629 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road , Higham Ferrers NN10 8BQ
3out of 4 739 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Denfield Park Primary School
Victoria Road , NN10 0DA
3out of 4 1,218 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Henry Chichele Primary School
School Lane , NN10 8NQ
3out of 4 1,355 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Newton Road School
Newton Road , NN10 0HH
1out of 4 1,736 yd Academy sponsor led 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 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Rushden Academy
Hayway , NN10 6AG
1out of 4 1,459 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 811 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.