The Ferrers School

School Name: The Ferrers School
Address: Queensway, Higham Ferrers
Town/City: Rushden
County: Northamptonshire
Postcode: NN10 8LF
Telephone Number: 01933 313411
Website: http://www.theferrers.org

Phase: Secondary (ages 11-18)
Type: Academy converter
Religious Denomination: None
Admissions Policy: Non-selective
Established: 2013
Trust: Meridian Trust
Sponsor: Meridian Trust

Head Teacher: Mrs Clare Raku
Capacity: 1100
Gender: Mixed

The following details are from a census on 15 January 2026:
Number of pupils: 937 (51% boys & 49% girls)
Enrollment: 85% of capacity
Free school meal eligibility: 19.3%

URN: 139988
DfE Number: 940/4094
UKPRN: 10042617
UPRN: 100032138095
Region: East Midlands (E12000004)
District: North Northamptonshire (E06000061)
Constituency: Wellingborough and Rushden (E14001571)
Electoral Ward: Higham Ferrers (E05016214)

Easting & Northing: 496405E, 268215N
Latitude & Longitude: 52° 18' 15.26" N 0° 35' 14.66" W
Plus Code: 9C4X8C37+M2

DfE Record: View record

1. Higham Ferrers Junior School (0.6km)
2. Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (0.7km)
3. Chelveston Road School (0.7km)
4. Denfield Park Primary School (1.1km)
5. Henry Chichele Primary School (1.2km)
6. Rushden Academy (1.3km)
7. Newton Road School (1.6km)
8. Alfred Lord Tennyson School (1.7km)
9. South End Infant School (2.5km)
10. Whitefriars Primary School (2.6km)

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