Henry Chichele Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From North Northamptonshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Henry Chichele Primary School is a primary school in Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire for ages 4–11 (community school). North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Henry Chichele Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 4% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026 every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 35 first-choice applications for 37 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 2 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In January 2026, 6.2% of pupils were eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 24.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Northamptonshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Higham Ferrers, NN10 8NQ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 341 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 9 December 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and feel safe at Henry Chichele Primary School.”
- “Pupils are welcomed into a calm, nurturing and friendly environment, where they are ready to learn.”
- “Staff build warm and nurturing relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “However, weaknesses in pupils’ written work are not being addressed quickly enough.”
- “However, some of the work for those with special educational needs and/or disabilities is not well matched to what they know.”
- “At times, teachers do not make the intended learning clear.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 February 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 62% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 35 first-preference applications, 37 offers in total, 35 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Northamptonshire.
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Higham Ferrers Junior School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Irthlingborough Junior School 1.2 mi Standards maintained
- Denfield Park Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 1.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton Road School 1.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Stanwick Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published