The Ferrers School
Queensway, Rushden, NN10 8LF
937 pupils · 85% of 1,100 capacity
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11–18
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Trust
- MERIDIAN TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 19.3%
Ofsted
Expected standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Needs attention |
| Leadership and governance | Expected standard |
| Post-16 | Expected standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 3 March 2026, published 8 May 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 38.9 |
| Grade 5 or above in English & maths (strong pass) | 26.5% |
| Grade 4 or above in English & maths (standard pass) | 48.3% |
| Entering the English Baccalaureate | 46.3% |
Progress 8 is not published nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26 while KS2 baselines are missing (no SATs in 2020/21). It returns from 2026/27.
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 149 | 143 | 338 | 148 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 172 | 157 | 289 | 171 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 175 | 190 | 297 | 175 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 173 | 206 | 337 | 173 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 162 | 149 | 248 | 162 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 165 | 154 | 245 | 164 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 144 | 122 | 222 | 137 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 152 | 137 | 239 | 151 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Rushden Academy 1.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Huxlow Academy 3.7 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Manor School 5.8 km · Inadequate (2024) · previous system
- Wrenn School 7 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Sir Christopher Hatton Academy 7.3 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Wollaston School 7.3 km · Good (2023) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.