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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 26 February 2020Ungraded inspection: School remains Good · as Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School, URN 121899
- 13 September 2010Graded inspection: Good · as Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School, URN 121899
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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 entry121 applications · 71 places offered · 70 named it first
- 2026 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1
- 2025 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0
- 2024 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2023 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2022 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2020 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2019 1.6; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2018 1.7; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2017 1.9; North Northamptonshire median median 2.0; as the previous school
- 2016 2.0; North Northamptonshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2015 1.8; North Northamptonshire median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 2.1; North Northamptonshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
- This school
- North Northamptonshire median
Dashed bars: as Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (URN 121899), the previous school.
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 | 71 | 121 | 1.7 | 70 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2025 | 60 | 117 | 2.0 | 69 | 1.15 |
| Sep 2024 * | 74 | 120 | 1.6 | 71 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2023 * | 67 | 112 | 1.7 | 63 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 * | 54 | 111 | 2.1 | 51 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2021 * | 82 | 134 | 1.6 | 79 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2020 * | 66 | 118 | 1.8 | 58 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2019 * | 82 | 133 | 1.6 | 80 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2018 * | 61 | 102 | 1.7 | 58 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 77 | 145 | 1.9 | 72 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 * | 83 | 166 | 2.0 | 80 | 0.96 |
| Sep 2015 * | 89 | 158 | 1.8 | 88 | 0.99 |
| Sep 2014 * | 88 | 182 | 2.1 | 100 | 1.14 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20201.7applications per place
- 0.1 km · North NorthamptonshireRequires improvement2023
- 0.7 km · North Northamptonshire20251.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 1.4 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20232.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
- 1.8 km · North NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20242.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 1.9 km · North NorthamptonshireGraded · no overall grade20252.2applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · North NorthamptonshireRemains Good20231.3applications per place
- 2.6 km · North NorthamptonshireStandards maintained202557%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · North NorthamptonshireGood20222.0applications per place
- Exceptional
- Strong standard
- Expected standard
- Needs attention
- Urgent improvement
- Does not apply
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School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 151246 · 940/2140
- Capacity
- 270 pupils · 255 on roll
- Free school meals
- 15.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Nursery
- Has nursery classes
- Opened
- 1 November 2024
- Replaced
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (URN 121899)
- Address
- Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources