Henry Chichele Primary School, Higham Ferrers
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 9 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Henry Chichele creates a calm, nurturing environment where pupils are happy and feel safe to learn. The school has successfully improved behavior through clear expectations and warm relationships between staff and pupils. Reading is a priority with good phonics teaching, and pupils benefit from strong pastoral support tailored to their individual needs.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open communication and effective support systems
- Improved behavior across the school with consistent expectations and positive attitudes to learning
- Effective teaching of phonics, reading and mathematics with good catch-up support
- Well-sequenced curriculum that builds on prior learning
- Warm, nurturing relationships between staff and pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils' written work presentation and writing skills are weak, with gaps in letter formation and sentence structure not being addressed quickly enough
- Too many disadvantaged pupils are persistently absent from school, with leaders not analyzing this data effectively
- Curriculum teaching quality is inconsistent, with some classes not tailoring support well for pupils with SEND
- Leaders have been slow to act on priorities for improvement since the previous inspection
- Support targets for pupils with SEND are not precise enough, making it hard for teachers to know how to help them progress
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and acted upon, and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
After-school clubs, sports clubs including girls' football team, sports tournaments, school choir, leadership roles such as librarian and anti-bullying ambassador
Henry Chichele Primary School is a welcoming, calm environment where pupils feel safe and happy. The school has made improvements in behavior and early years, but needs to address gaps in writing and attendance among disadvantaged pupils.
At a Glance
6.2%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 75% to 85%. Maths has improved from 67% to 77%. Writing has improved from 68% to 83%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
24.8
Infant (KS1)
28.2
KS2
12
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
81%
Available places
341 pupils
420 capacity
79 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Higham Ferrers
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Higham Ferrers
Admissions Demand - North Northamptonshire
Places available
4,537
Applications
3,653
Got 1st preference
92.5%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across North Northamptonshire (2025/26)
Inspection History(9)
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.44534%
Overall absence
6.45161%
Persistent absence
341
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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