Henry Chichele Primary School
School Lane, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8NQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sue Hope
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 341
- URN
- 133552
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933352850
About this school
Henry Chichele Primary School is a community primary school in Higham Ferrers. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 341 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Henry Chichele Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 60 | 52 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 53% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 75% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 67% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 63% | 85% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Henry Chichele Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | North Northamptonshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45% | 57.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 58.5% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 58.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 407 |
| 2023/24 | 401 |
| 2024/25 | 373 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Henry Chichele Primary School compares
Henry Chichele Primary School ranked 40th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.5% | 7% | 341 | — |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.8% | 19.3% | 255 | 0.4 miles |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | — | 4.3% | 23.2% | 322 | 0.5 miles |
| Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.6% | 22.7% | 286 | 1.2 miles |
| Irthlingborough Junior School | 57% | 4.9% | 24% | 357 | 1.2 miles |
| Denfield Park Primary School | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | 1.3 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.97%
- English as an additional language
- 8.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.45%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Higham Ferrers Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Irthlingborough Junior School1.2 miles
Primary · Wellingborough
-
Denfield Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Higham Ferrers
- Chelveston Road School Free Schools
Common questions
- What ages does Henry Chichele Primary School teach?
- Henry Chichele Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Higham Ferrers.
- Who is the headteacher of Henry Chichele Primary School?
- The headteacher of Henry Chichele Primary School is Mrs Sue Hope, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Henry Chichele Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Henry Chichele Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Henry Chichele Primary School?
- Henry Chichele Primary School has 341 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Henry Chichele Primary School full?
- Henry Chichele Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 341 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Henry Chichele Primary School a faith school?
- No. Henry Chichele Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Henry Chichele Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Henry Chichele Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Henry Chichele Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Henry Chichele Primary School compare with other schools in North Northamptonshire?
- Henry Chichele Primary School ranked 40th of 91 primary schools in North Northamptonshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Henry Chichele Primary School's absence rate?
- Henry Chichele Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Henry Chichele Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Henry Chichele Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.