The Ferrers School

Term dates

Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow North Northamptonshire council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.

• Term
• Holiday
• INSET day
• Exeat

See North Northamptonshire's full dates

Admissions

Places for Year 7 are applied for through your home council, not the school.

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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.

For the sixth form, apply to the school directly.

How many families applied: Year 7

For September 2026, 143 families put this school as their first choice, and 149 places were offered. 142 of the families who put it first got a place (99%).

Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.

Before and after school

This club is registered with Ofsted at the school's postcode, so usually run on the school site:

• MACCA Sports Academies at The Ferrers School. Ofsted report

Ask the club or the school about times, prices and places. More clubs nearby.

Ofsted inspection

Report card, 3 March 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.

Inclusion

Expected standard

Curriculum and teaching

Needs attention

Achievement

Needs attention

Attendance and behaviour

Expected standard

Personal development and wellbeing

Needs attention

Sixth form

Expected standard

Leadership and governance

Expected standard

Safeguarding standards: met.

Previous inspection, 7 July 2021. Overall: Good

Read the Ofsted reports

From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.

About and location

Type

Academy

Phase

Secondary

Ages

11–18

Pupils

937 (capacity 1100)

Gender

Mixed

Academy trust

MERIDIAN TRUST

Phone

01933313411

Address

Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8LF

Website

theferrers.org

Official school record, including Ofsted reports