SCHOOL PROFILE

Barwell Infant School

Primary Community school URN 119930
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 83.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

3 July 2023
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 150 150 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 81 54.0% of pupils
Male pupils 69 46.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

22.0%
2.8 pts below England
School 22.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 16.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

10.7%
9.6 pts below England
School 10.7%
Hinckley and Bosworth 7.2%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 0.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.0%
132
African
3.3%
5
White and Black African
3.3%
5
Any other White background
2.0%
3
Indian
1.3%
2
Any other Mixed background
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.3% 35 of 150 pupils
2.5 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.3%
Hinckley and Bosworth 21.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 20.0% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 5.2 pts above
EHC plans 3.3% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 17
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.33%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.89 pts lower than England
School 4.33%
Hinckley and Bosworth 5.57%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.19 pts lower than England
School 7.63%
Hinckley and Bosworth 12.99%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.85%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.96 pts lower than England
School 0.85%
Hinckley and Bosworth 1.62%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

83.3% 4.9 pts below England
Barwell Infant School
83.3%
Hinckley and Bosworth
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information