The Ferrers School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form with academy status, located in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England, UK.
| The Ferrers School | |
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| Address | |
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Queensway , , NN10 8LF England | |
| Coordinates | 52°18′14″N 0°35′17″W / 52.304°N 0.588°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1980 |
| Department for Education URN | 139988 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Angela Smith |
| Staff | 135 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1097 |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colour(s) | Red, Blue, Yellow, Green and purple |
| Website | https://www.theferrers.org |
The school was founded in 1980. It previously held specialist status as an Arts College, and changed its name to The Ferrers Specialist Arts College for a time. After converting to academy status in September 2013 the school changed its name to The Ferrers School.
The headteacher is Angela Smith. There were approximately 930 students in Years 7 to 11 on the roll in the 2011–2012 academic year, plus around 160 students in the sixth form, which became independent in September 2023. There are 77 teachers (full-time equivalent) and 54 support staff.[1]
Feeder School
editThe school admits its Year 7 pupils from Higham Ferrers Junior School and Henry Chichele Primary School, as well as numerous primary schools in Rushden and surrounding villages.[2]
Sixth form provision
editThe school recently created its on Year 12-13 sixth form, in September 2023.[2]
Achievement
editIn an Ofsted report in 2015,[3] the school was deemed to be providing a "Good" quality of education in all main areas (Leadership and management, behaviour and safety, quality of teaching, and achievement of pupils). In the same year the school achieved results of 46% of students gaining at least 5 GCSEs at C grade or above including English and Mathematics.[4]
The percentage of students achieving 5+ GCSEs, including maths and English, was as follows:[4]
- 2012: 54%
- 2013: 48%
- 2014: 52%
- 2015: 46%
Shooting
editOn 6 January 1988, a 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, entered Ferrers School carrying a 12-gauge shotgun, where he shot and injured 2 teachers and 2 students before being subdued by staff and arrested.[5]
References
edit- ^ "The Ferrers Specialist Arts College". Department for Education. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ a b "About Us". The Ferrers Specialist Arts College. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Ferrers Arts College Ofsted Report" (PDF). Ofsted. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ a b "The Ferrers School at Performance Tables 2015". education.gov.uk. Department for Education. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
- ^ "Glasgow Herald, June 25, 1988". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 24 July 2023.