The Ferrers School
Secondary schoolThe Ferrers School is a secondary school in North Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It had 937 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 3 March 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at The Ferrers School was 40.2, against 43.3 in North Northamptonshire and 46.2 in England.
25.1% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | North Northamptonshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 40.2 | 43.3 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25.1% | 40.3% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 57.3% | 60.6% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 171 | – | – |
- The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
- Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Higham Ferrers Junior SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), January 2023, before the school changed580 m
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2020680 m
- Chelveston Road SchoolSpecial. Good (overall), October 2023730 m
- Denfield Park Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), February 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Henry Chichele Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, December 2025: safeguarding met. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Rushden AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2022. Attainment 8 of 42.1 (2025/26, provisional)1.3 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in North Northamptonshire
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).