My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
33%Agree
28%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
0%The Ferrers School
Academy converter — Secondary
NN10 8LF / 11–18 / None
Good
Ofsted
38.9
Attainment 8
67%
parents recommend
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2021
Good
Good
Inspected 2021
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 38.9
- Progress 8
- -0.28
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 26.5%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 29.96
- Achieving AAB+
- 16.7%
67% of parents would recommend this school
18 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
34%Agree
33%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
0%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
17%Agree
44%Disagree
17%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
0%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
22%Agree
17%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
6%Not applicable
38%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
17%Agree
55%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
0%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
28%Agree
27%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
22%Don't know
6%Not applicable
17%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
28%Agree
49%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
6%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
17%Agree
49%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
11%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
17%Agree
55%Disagree
11%Strongly disagree
11%Don't know
6%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
22%Agree
72%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
6%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
44%Agree
56%Disagree
0%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
0%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
22%Agree
49%Disagree
6%Strongly disagree
17%Don't know
6%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
67%No
33%6.5% of pupils receive SEN support
6.5%
SEN support
3.5%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 0.2%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.7%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 0.9%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 0.5%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 0.3%
91.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- No
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 91.3%
63% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 82%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 3%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 63%
- Entered top-third university
- 7%
- Achieved a degree
- 56%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1
- Free school meals
- 17.3%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 18.2:1
- Overall absence
- 10.11%
- Persistent absence
- 24.8%
- English as additional language
- 3.3%
- Teachers with QTS
- 99.6%
- White
- 88.3%
- Mixed
- 4.8%
- Asian
- 1.3%
- Black
- 3.7%
- Other
- 0.2%
White British85.1%
Other White2.8%
Irish0.4%
White & Black Caribbean2.1%
White & Black African1%
Other Mixed1%
White & Asian0.7%
Other Asian0.9%
Indian0.2%
Pakistani0.1%
Chinese0.1%
Caribbean2.1%
African1%
Other Black0.6%