Primary school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, Northamptonshire, NN10 8BQ
Ofsted
Remained Good at its last ungraded inspection, on 26 February 2020.
Ofsted stopped awarding single-word overall grades in September 2024. This grade is 6 years old and will not be updated — the school keeps it until its next inspection, which will not produce a replacement grade.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- Places
- 270
- How full
- 94% full — 255 of 270 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 144 / 111
- Overall absence
- 5%
- Persistently absent
- 11%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 19%
- English as an additional language
- 8%
- With an EHC plan
- 2%
- On SEN support
- 9%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for North Northamptonshire 035E, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 26%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 16%
- Households owning their home
- 70%
- Households in social housing
- 5%
- Households with no car
- 11%
- Adults economically inactive
- 32%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Jane Toyer
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward
- Higham Ferrers
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- URN
- 151246
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higham Ferrers Junior SchoolAcademy converter | Requires improvement 2023 | — | 0.1 mi |
| Henry Chichele Primary SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 62% | 0.4 mi |
| Denfield Park Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 49% | 0.9 mi |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 50% | 1.1 mi |
| Newton Road SchoolAcademy sponsor led | No grade | 40% | 1.2 mi |
| Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2023 | — | 1.6 mi |
| Irthlingborough Junior SchoolAcademy converter | No grade | 57% | 1.6 mi |
| Whitefriars Primary SchoolAcademy converter | Good 2022 | — | 1.6 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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