Community school · North Northamptonshire

Henry Chichele Primary School

4–11Ages
341Pupils
PrimaryPhase
133552URN

School Lane, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8NQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Dec 2025

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.3 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Northamptonshire

69 applications for 37 places · 59th of 83 in North Northamptonshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 9 December 2025Published 9 February 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion			Needs attention
Curriculum and teaching			Needs attention
Achievement			Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Needs attention
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Needs attention

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

9 December 2025
Report card · 2 Expected standard, 5 Needs attention
19 April 2023
Graded inspection: Requires improvement
4 December 2019
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 below North Northamptonshire median (2.1) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 37 places offered · 35 named it first

2026 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
2025 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2024 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2023 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2022 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2021 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9
2020 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2019 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2018 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2017 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
2016 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2
2015 3.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4
2014 2.2; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1

This school
North Northamptonshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	37	69	1.9	35	0.95
Sep 2025	43	73	1.7	38	0.88
Sep 2024	46	86	1.9	42	0.91
Sep 2023	51	95	1.9	48	0.94
Sep 2022	59	115	2.0	59	1.00
Sep 2021	58	115	2.0	57	0.98
Sep 2020	57	94	1.7	56	0.98
Sep 2019	60	109	1.8	58	0.97
Sep 2018	50	96	1.9	48	0.96
Sep 2017	47	100	2.1	44	0.94
Sep 2016	53	116	2.2	49	0.92
Sep 2015	28	87	3.1	24	0.86
Sep 2014	46	101	2.2	35	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 85% · Writing 83% · Maths 77% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%39th of 90 in North Northamptonshire

North Northamptonshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard85%

North Northamptonshire 74% England 78%

Higher standard40%

North Northamptonshire 27% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard83%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth4%

North Northamptonshire 9% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard77%

North Northamptonshire 73% England 77%

Higher standard23%

North Northamptonshire 21% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Northamptonshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	4%	107	105
2023/24	53%	5%	104	102
2022/23	45%	2%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Henry Chichele Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2025

1.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
0.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place
Higham Ferrers Junior School
0.8 km · North Northamptonshire

Requires improvement2023
Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School
1.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Irthlingborough Junior School
1.9 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2025

57%met the SATs standard
Denfield Park Primary School
2.1 km · North Northamptonshire

Good2023

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Alfred Lord Tennyson School
2.5 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Newton Road School
2.7 km · North Northamptonshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Stanwick Primary School
3.2 km · North Northamptonshire

Standards maintained2024

4.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 133552 · 940/2230
Capacity: 420 pupils · 341 on roll
Free school meals: 6.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: School Lane, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8NQ
Local authority: North Northamptonshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources