Higham Ferrers Junior School

Higham Ferrers Junior School at a glance

Located in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, Higham Ferrers Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 327 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Requires improvement' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 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 106 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 1% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). If you are considering Higham Ferrers Junior 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 further down the page.