The Ferrers School
Ofsted: Expected
Score
D49
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Rushden, NN10 8LF
- Distance
- 1.3km away
Rushden Academy
Hayway, Rushden, NN10 6AG
Local ranking15th of 19 secondary schools in North Northamptonshire
Ofsted: Good
Secondary
Phase
1295
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Year:
GCSE Results
2024-25- Average Attainment 8
- 41.6 nat46.0
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 27.2% nat45.4%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 57.0% nat64.8%
- Entering EBacc
- 13.9% nat40.5%
- EBacc APS
- 3.4 nat4.1
- Cohort Size
- 151
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 89.0%
- Continued in education
- 82.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 4.0%
- Not sustained
- 7.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 83.0%
- Higher education
- 34.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 9.0%
- Employment
- 40.0%
- Not sustained
- 16.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25D+
Avg A-Level Grade
23.9
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
25.6
Best 3 A-Levels
nat 35.8
47
A-Level Students
- AAB+ with Facilitating
- 6.9% nat17.5%
- Applied General Avg Points
- 28.8
- 16-18 Cohort
- 114
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 932
- Boys
- 444 (48%)
- Girls
- 488 (52%)
- Capacity
- 1295 (72% full)
- SEND
- 13.8%
- FSM Eligible
- 25.7%
- EAL
- 11.8%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 2.3%
- SEN Support
- 11.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 19.6:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 47.7
- Budget per Pupil
- £6,837/yr
Attendance & Absence
2024-25- Overall Absence Rate
- 9.3% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 25.5% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 76.6%
- White Other: 7.8%
- Asian Other: 2.7%
- Black Other: 2.5%
- Mixed Other: 2.2%
- Black African: 1.5%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 1.3%
- Asian Indian: 1.3%
76.6%
White British
7.8%
White Other
2.7%
Asian Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Ethnicity Over Time
Contact & Location
Administrative
- URN
- 146209
- UKPRN
- 10067980
- Establishment No.
- 4027
- Trust
- TOVE LEARNING TRUST
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