Rushden Academy
Academy · Year 7–Year 13 · 961 pupils
The Ferrers School
Queensway, Higham Ferrers, Rushden NN10 8LF
Year groups
Year 7–Year 13
Secondary
Pupils
937
On roll
Ages
11–18
Capacity 1,100
Local authority
North Northamptonshire
Meridian Trust
Schola Grade 2
GCSE-style grade (9–1) · compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other state-funded secondary schools in England; the line marks the middle. Data: key stage 2 tests, GCSE results (Attainment 8) and persistent absence, 2024/25 (Department for Education).
About The Ferrers School
The Ferrers School is a secondary academy in Rushden, North Northamptonshire, for pupils aged 11–18 (Year 7–Year 13). It is part of Meridian Trust.
It has 937 pupils on roll and room for 1,100. It has a sixth form. Its Schola Grade is 2 on the GCSE-style 9–1 scale, compared with 3,207 state-funded secondary schools in England.
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Academy · What this means
- Level
- Secondary
- Year groups
- Year 7–Year 13
- Ages
- 11–18
- Official type
- Academy converter
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Pupils on roll
- 937
- Capacity
- 1,100 pupils
- Free school meals
- 19.30% of pupils eligible
- Academy trust
- Meridian Trust
- Local authority
- North Northamptonshire
- Nation
- England
- URN
- 139988
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