SCHOOL PROFILE

Market Harborough Church of England Academy

Primary Academy converter URN 141151
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 415 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 5 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

8 January 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 392 392 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 188 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 204 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.8%
10.0 pts below England
School 14.8%
Harborough 11.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.4%
12.9 pts below England
School 7.4%
Harborough 4.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Harborough 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
82.7%
324
Any other White background
4.1%
16
Indian
3.3%
13
Any other Asian background
2.0%
8
African
1.8%
7
White and Asian
1.5%
6
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 12.5% 49 of 392 pupils
8.3 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.5%
Harborough 17.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 9.7% 38 pupils
England 14.8% 5.1 pts below
EHC plans 2.8% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 3.2 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Speech, language & communication 11
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Specific learning difficulty 7
Moderate learning difficulty 6

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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

75.0% 14.6 pts above England
School 75.0%
Harborough 64.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

93.0%

19.2 pts above England

School 93.0%
Harborough 78.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

84.0%

13.7 pts above England

School 84.0%
Harborough 75.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

87.0%

15.0 pts above England

School 87.0%
Harborough 79.9%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

3.27%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.94 pts lower than England
School 3.27%
Harborough 5.04%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.69 pts lower than England
School 5.13%
Harborough 10.04%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.28%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.52 pts lower than England
School 0.28%
Harborough 1.35%
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

94.5% 6.3 pts above England
Market Harborough Church of England Academy
94.5%
Harborough
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