The Ferrers School
School or sixth form · Rushden · East Midlands
- Courses for school leavers
- 17
- Subject areas covered
- 11
- Courses listed in total
- 17
What Ofsted found
Find the report on OfstedPost-16 provision:Expected standard2026
Inspected on 3 March 2026 under the framework introduced in November 2025, which grades separate areas and gives no overall grade.
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Needs attention
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Before that, their overall effectiveness was Good when they were inspected on 7 July 2021. That grade is from the older framework, so it is not directly comparable with the grades above.
Published by Ofsted and reused under the Open Government Licence. We show these judgements but never rank or order colleges by them: a grade from one framework cannot be set against a grade from another.
What they cover, and at what level
A filled cell means at least one course. Gaps matter: if you want Level 3 in a subject they only teach at Level 2, you would need to go elsewhere later.
| Subject | Level 3 |
|---|---|
| Art and design | Offered |
| Business and enterprise | Offered |
| English | Offered |
| History and humanities | Offered |
| Languages | Offered |
| Maths | Offered |
| Media and film | Offered |
| Psychology and society | Offered |
| Science | Offered |
| Skills for life and work | Offered |
| Sport and fitness | Offered |
Campuses
- The Ferrers School · Higham Ferrers · NN10 8LF