Henry Chichele Primary School

School overview

Henry Chichele Primary School is a primary school serving Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, classified by the DfE as a community school. It has 373 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Requires improvement' in December 2025. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 9.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 4% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Henry Chichele Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 35 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 4.6%. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 7% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. If you are considering Henry Chichele Primary School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.