Henry Chichele Primary School
Community school in Higham Ferrers, North Northamptonshire.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Community school |
| Age range | 4 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 341 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 420 |
| Free school meals | 6.20% |
| Local authority | North Northamptonshire |
| Address | School Lane, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, NN10 8NQ |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.henrychichele.northants.sch.uk |
| Telephone | 01933352850 |
| URN | 133552 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 9 December 2025, published 9 February 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Needs attention |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Needs attention |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 19 April 2023, published 14 June 2023:
| Overall effectiveness | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years provision | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Latest ungraded inspection: 4 December 2019, outcome: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Higham Ferrers Nursery and Infant School (primary school, about 0.7 km)
- Higham Ferrers Junior School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Irthlingborough Nursery and Infant School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Irthlingborough Junior School (primary school, about 1.9 km)
- Denfield Park Primary School (primary school, about 2.1 km)
- Alfred Lord Tennyson School (primary school, about 2.5 km)
- Newton Road School (primary school, about 2.7 km)
- Stanwick Primary School (primary school, about 3.2 km)
Browse: Primary schools in North Northamptonshire
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.