Higham Ferrers Junior School
Saffron Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Victoria Bull
- Constituency
- Wellingborough and Rushden
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 322
- URN
- 151278
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01933312748
About this school
Higham Ferrers Junior School is a primary academy in Rushden. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 322 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Higham Ferrers Junior 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Higham Ferrers Junior School (URN 121828).
How Higham Ferrers Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.3% | 23.2% | 322 | — |
| Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School | — | 4.8% | 19.3% | 255 | 0.1 miles |
| Henry Chichele Primary School | 62% | 4.5% | 7% | 341 | 0.5 miles |
| Denfield Park Primary School | 49% | 5.2% | 19.9% | 444 | 0.8 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)
- 23.24%
- English as an additional language
- 6.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.25%
- Persistent absence
- 7.92%
Location
Nearby schools
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Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Rushden
-
Henry Chichele Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Higham Ferrers
-
Denfield Park Primary School0.8 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 Nursery and Infant 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 Junior School teach?
- Higham Ferrers Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Rushden.
- Who is the headteacher of Higham Ferrers Junior School?
- The headteacher of Higham Ferrers Junior School is Mrs Victoria Bull, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Higham Ferrers Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Higham Ferrers Junior 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 Junior School?
- Higham Ferrers Junior School has 322 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Higham Ferrers Junior School full?
- Higham Ferrers Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 322 on roll (89%), 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Higham Ferrers Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Higham Ferrers Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Higham Ferrers Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Higham Ferrers Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Higham Ferrers Junior 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 Junior School's absence rate?
- Higham Ferrers Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census.
- Does Higham Ferrers Junior 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 Junior 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.