Higham Ferrers Junior School

State-Funded School

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East MidlandsRegion

North NorthamptonshireLocal Authority

Wellingborough and RushdenConstituency

NN10 8EDPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Higham Ferrers Junior School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 7–11, located in North Northamptonshire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 322 pupils. Higham Ferrers Junior School is part of LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

<1%

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

322

Total Pupils

48%Boys

52%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

24%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 7 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 322
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
9 Mar 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.