Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Jane Toyer
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 255
- URN
- 151246
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933312904
About this school
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School is a primary academy in Rushden. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 255 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 26 February 2020, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (URN 121899).
How Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 19.3% | 255 | — |
| Higham Ferrers Junior School | — | 4.3% | 23.2% | 322 | 0.1 miles |
| Henry Chichele Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 7% | 341 | 0.4 miles |
| Denfield Park Primary School | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | 0.9 miles |
| Alfred Lord Tennyson School | 50% | 5.3% | 30.8% | 147 | 1.1 miles |
| Newton Road School | 40% | 6.6% | 40.7% | 196 | 1.2 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.25%
- English as an additional language
- 7.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 10.96%
Location
Nearby schools
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Higham Ferrers Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Henry Chichele Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Higham Ferrers
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Denfield Park Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rushden
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Alfred Lord Tennyson School1.1 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Newton Road School1.2 miles
Primary · Rushden
Other schools in Rushden
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School Primary
- Denfield Park Primary School Primary
- Higham Ferrers Junior School Primary
- Newton Road School Primary
- Rushden Primary Academy Primary
- South End Infant School Primary
- South End Junior School Primary
- St Lawrence Church of England Primary School Primary
- Whitefriars Primary School Primary
- Rushden Academy Secondary
- The Ferrers School Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School teach?
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School?
- The headteacher of Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School is Jane Toyer, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant 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 Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School?
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School has 255 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School full?
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 255 on roll (94%), 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 Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School a faith school?
- No. Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School is part of LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School's absence rate?
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census.
- Does Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.