Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · North Northamptonshire
Wharf Road, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
83%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.2%
11.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
255
Capacity used
Nearly full94%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
83%
1st preference success rate
57 of 69 families who put it first got an offer
60
Places offered
117
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 69 | 57 | ● 83% |
| 2nd preference | 31 | 3 | ● 10% |
| 3rd preference | 17 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 117 | 60 | 51% |
North Northamptonshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Jane Toyer
- Address
- Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
- Phone
- 01933312904
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Ward / constituency
- Higham Ferrers · Wellingborough and Rushden
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 151246
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | — | — | — |
| SEN support | — | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
255 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 20
26 February 2020
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 146 pupils
Attendance
95.2%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.8%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
11.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through North Northamptonshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.