The Ferrers School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 8 2021 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Unique reference
- 139988
- Address
- Queensway, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8LF
- Website
- http://www.theferrers.org
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 928 (76% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.2%
- Girls
- 50.8%
- First language not English
- 3.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.2%
- Persistent absence
- 25.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.2%
White British 88.3%
Mixed 4.6%
Other White 2.3%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Irish 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Pakistani 0.2%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.23
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.04
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 43%
Local authority average 38%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 35%
Local authority average 40%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.3
Local authority average 44.2
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.85
Local authority average 3.9
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 38 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 27 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 26 |
| Engineering Studies | Technical Award | 22 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 28 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 49 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 22 |
| Biology | GCSE | 35 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 19 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 35 |
Admissions
The Ferrers School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 175
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 190
- 2nd preference
- 74
- 3rd preference
- 33
- From another Local Authority
- 5
Offers
- 1st preference
- 169
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.8 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 180 84 96 |
| Year 8 | 177 93 84 |
| Year 9 | 176 84 92 |
| Year 10 | 149 76 73 |
| Year 11 | 149 88 61 |
| Year 12 | 63 23 40 |
| Year 13 | 34 9 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 83.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 50.0% 38.1% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 33.0% 44.8% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.2% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.7% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 6.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.6% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 5.5% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 70.0% n/a 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 14.0% n/a 19.7% |
Russell Group | 12.0% n/a 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% n/a 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% n/a 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% n/a 1.7% |