Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–7 · Rushden, 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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Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School is a primary school in Rushden, North Northamptonshire for ages 3–7 (academy converter). North Northamptonshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 68 of the 96 other North Northamptonshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 70 first-choice applications for 71 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- Free school meal eligibility is 14.5% of pupils, against a middle figure of 24.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in North Northamptonshire.
- There are 23.5 pupils per teacher, against a middle figure of 21.9 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
- Wharf Road, Higham Ferrers, Rushden, NN10 8BQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–7
- Council
- North Northamptonshire
- Pupils on roll
- 255 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 70 first-preference applications, 71 offers in total, 70 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 Junior School 0.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Henry Chichele Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Denfield Park Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Newton Road School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Irthlingborough Junior School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Whitefriars Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published