Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Wharf Road, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
255 pupils · 94% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- LEARNING FOR LIFE EDUCATION TRUST
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Free school meals
- 15.8%
Ofsted
Good (2020) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 26 February 2020, published 17 March 2020. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.99 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 71 | 70 | 121 | 71 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 60 | 69 | 117 | 60 |
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
- Higham Ferrers Junior School 0.1 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Henry Chichele Primary School 0.7 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2025)
- Denfield Park Primary School 1.4 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 1.8 km · No overall grade (2024)
- Newton Road School 1.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School 2.5 km · Good — confirmed 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.