SCHOOL PROFILE

Fernvale Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 143248
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Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 78.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

27 November 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 331 331 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 159 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 172 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.6%
11.2 pts below England
School 13.6%
Harborough 11.1%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

19.6%
0.7 pts below England
School 19.6%
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
40.8%
135
Indian
27.2%
90
Any other Mixed background
6.3%
21
White and Asian
4.5%
15
White and Black Caribbean
3.9%
13
African
3.6%
12
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 16.3% 54 of 331 pupils
4.5 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.3%
Harborough 17.9%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.0% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 1.8 pts below
EHC plans 3.3% 11 pupils
England 6.0% 2.7 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Moderate learning difficulty 14
Social, emotional & mental health 9
Other difficulty or disability 6
Specific learning difficulty 2
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

39.0% 21.4 pts below England
School 39.0%
Harborough 64.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

65.0%

8.8 pts below England

School 65.0%
Harborough 78.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

41.0%

29.3 pts below England

School 41.0%
Harborough 75.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

67.0%

5.0 pts below England

School 67.0%
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

4.81%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.41 pts lower than England
School 4.81%
Harborough 5.04%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.39%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.43 pts lower than England
School 8.39%
Harborough 10.04%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.61%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.19 pts lower than England
School 1.61%
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

78.8% 9.4 pts below England
Fernvale Primary School
78.8%
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