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Henry Chichele Primary School

Community school · Higham Ferrers · NN10 8NQ

Ages 4–11 · 341 pupils · North Northamptonshire

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Ofsted

Needs attention

KS2 expected (RWM)

53%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Needs attention

Inspection date

2025-12-09

  • AchievementNeeds attention
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • InclusionNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourNeeds attention
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceNeeds attention

Safeguarding standards: Met

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)53%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.7%
Unauthorised0.9%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
356

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

42

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

42

Total preferences (any rank)
86
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill81%

341 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
341
Boys / girls
188 / 153
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
341 / 420 (81%)
Free school meals
6.2%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Sue Hope

Location

Address
School Lane
Postcode
NN10 8NQ
Town
Higham Ferrers
County
Northamptonshire
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
District
North Northamptonshire
Constituency
Wellingborough and Rushden
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire, 341 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 6.2%.

Open schools in Higham Ferrers
2
Primary schools in Higham Ferrers
1
Academies among open schools in Higham Ferrers
0% (0)
Open schools in NN10
14
Primary in NN10
11
Open schools in North Northamptonshire LA
154
Primary in North Northamptonshire LA
111

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Higham FerrersNear NN10

  • Higham Ferrers Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Rushden · NN10 8ED · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM24.2%

    0.5 miles away

  • Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN9 5TT · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM17.5%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Irthlingborough Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN9 5TX · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM24.4%

    1.2 miles away

  • Denfield Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Rushden · NN10 0DA · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM15.8%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Alfred Lord Tennyson School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Rushden · NN10 9YS · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS242%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM29.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.5 miles away

  • Newton Road School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Rushden · NN10 0HH · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS228%
    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM40.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Stanwick Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wellingborough · NN9 6PS · North Northamptonshire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM10.0%
    • Demand2.10

    2.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Sue Hope
Telephone
01933352850
Website
www.henrychichele.northants.sch.uk

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