The Ferrers School
Academy in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England
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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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| Location | |
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Queensway , , NN10 8LF England | |
| Coordinates | 52.304°N 0.588°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Academy |
| Established | 1980 |
| Department for Education URN | 139988 Tables |
| Ofsted | Reports |
| Headteacher | Clare Raku |
| Staff | 135 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age | 11 to 18 |
| Enrolment | 1097 |
| Houses | 5 |
| Colours | 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 Clare Raku. 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
Sixth form provision
The school recently created its own Year 12-13 sixth form, in September 2023.[2]
Achievement
In 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
On 6 January 1988, a 16-year-old student of the school, Darren Fowler, entered Ferrers School carrying a 12-gauge double-barrelled shotgun, where he shot and injured 2 teachers and 2 students before being subdued by staff and arrested.[5] Fowler had been expelled in late 1987, and attempted to kill his romantic rival. He was later ordered to be detained for life.[6][7][8]