UK Schools
The Ferrers School
The Ferrers School is a mixed secondary academy in Rushden, North Northamptonshire Council, teaching 937 pupils aged 11 to 18. Ofsted graded achievement as Needs attention at its most recent inspection in March 2026. In 2024–2025, GCSE Attainment 8 was 38.9 (England 46.1). The 2025–2026 school year runs from 3 September 2025 to 17 July 2026.
Ofsted inspection
The latest published Ofsted judgement for The Ferrers School.
Scale: Exceptional Strong standard Expected standard Needs attention Urgent improvement
Term dates & holidays 2025–2026
Autumn, spring and summer terms, half-terms, INSET days and bank holidays for The Ferrers School.
- 1 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 2 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 3 Autumn Term Start of Term 1 (Years 7 & 12 arrive at 8.35am; Years 8–11 & 13 at 11am)
- 23 Autumn Term End of Term 1
- 24 Staff Training Day (Disaggregated)
- 3 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 4 Autumn Term Start of Term 2
- 19 Autumn Term End of Term 2
- 22–31 Christmas Holiday
- 25 Christmas Day Bank Holiday
- 26 Boxing Day Bank Holiday
- 1–2 Christmas Holiday
- 1 New Year's Day Bank Holiday
- 5 Staff Training Day (school closed to students)
- 6 Spring Term Start of Term 3
- 13 Spring Term End of Term 3
- 23 Spring Term Start of Term 4
- 27 Spring Term End of Term 4
- 30–31 Easter Holiday
- 1–10 Easter Holiday
- 3 Good Friday
- 6 Easter Monday
- 13 Summer Term Start of Term 5
- 4 May Day Bank Holiday
- 22 Summer Term End of Term 5
- 25 Spring Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Term Start of Term 6
- 17 Summer Term Last Day of Term
- 20 Staff Training Day (Disaggregated)
- 20–31 Summer Holiday
- 1–31 Summer Holiday
- 31 Summer Bank Holiday
- 1 Summer Holiday
Key dates (2025–2026)
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Sep 1, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Sep 2, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Start of Term 1 (Years 7 & 12 arrive at 8.35am; Years 8–11 & 13 at 11am) Sep 3, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term End of Term 1 Oct 23, 2025 Term
- Staff Training Day (Disaggregated) Oct 24, 2025 Inset Day
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Nov 3, 2025 Inset Day
- Autumn Term Start of Term 2 Nov 4, 2025 Term
- Autumn Term End of Term 2 Dec 19, 2025 Term
- Christmas Holiday Dec 22, 2025 - Jan 2, 2026 Holiday
- Staff Training Day (school closed to students) Jan 5, 2026 Inset Day
- Spring Term Start of Term 3 Jan 6, 2026 Term
- Spring Term End of Term 3 Feb 13, 2026 Term
- Spring Term Start of Term 4 Feb 23, 2026 Term
- Spring Term End of Term 4 Mar 27, 2026 Term
- Easter Holiday Mar 30, 2026 - Apr 10, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Start of Term 5 Apr 13, 2026 Term
- May Day Bank Holiday May 4, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term End of Term 5 May 22, 2026 Term
- Spring Bank Holiday May 25, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Term Start of Term 6 Jun 1, 2026 Term
- Summer Term Last Day of Term Jul 17, 2026 Term
- Staff Training Day (Disaggregated) Jul 20, 2026 Inset Day
- Summer Holiday Jul 20, 2026 - Sep 1, 2026 Holiday
- New Year's Day Bank Holiday Jan 1, 2026 Holiday
- Good Friday Apr 3, 2026 Event
- Easter Monday Apr 6, 2026 Holiday
- Summer Bank Holiday Aug 31, 2026 Holiday
- Christmas Day Bank Holiday Dec 25, 2025 Holiday
- Boxing Day Bank Holiday Dec 26, 2025 Holiday
Exam results & performance
The measures that carry the most signal. Open a section to compare The Ferrers School with North Northamptonshire Council and England.
Key stage 4 (GCSE) 38.9 Attainment 8 score
Year 11 results across eight qualifications, including English and maths.
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16 to 18 (A level & sixth form) 29.96 A level average point score
Results for students finishing post-16 study.
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Attendance 26.1% Persistently absent pupils
Absence across the whole school year.
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What pupils do after GCSEs 93% In education, apprenticeship or work
Still in education, an apprenticeship or work a year after key stage 4.
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What students do after 16 to 18 study 92% In education, apprenticeship or work
Destinations the year after finishing post-16 study.
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About this data source & caveats
Progress 8 is not published for 2024–2025. This year group missed their key stage 2 tests in 2020, so there is no baseline to measure progress from.
Attendance comparisons are pupil-weighted averages we calculate from every school’s published absence figure — the DfE absence file has no local authority or England rows of its own.
We show the headline measures only. Threshold and curriculum-policy figures — grade 4+ in English and maths, EBacc entry and points, the per-subject key stage 2 breakdown, academic and applied splits at 16 to 18 — reflect admissions and curriculum choices more than school quality, so they are left to GOV.UK. Progress measures matter most because they compare pupils with others who started at the same level; attainment on its own largely tracks a school’s intake.
Figures are the Department for Education’s official published results for The Ferrers School. Results are suppressed where too few pupils were entered. England figures are the average for state-funded schools. “Top x%” is this school’s position among all schools in England with a published figure for that measure — the DfE does not publish league table rankings.
Source: Compare school and college performance, Department for Education. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Location & catchment area
Indicative only. This is a nearest-school (Voronoi) estimate — the area closer to The Ferrers School than to any other secondary school. Real admissions depend on the school’s own policy (straight-line distance, siblings, faith, feeder schools and available places) and change each year. Always confirm with the school and local authority admissions team.