OFSTED
15 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
INSPIRING PRIMARIES ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
64
64 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
33
51.6% of pupils
Male pupils
31
48.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
15.8 pts
above England
School
40.6%
Harborough
11.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Harborough
4.6%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
65.6%
42
Traveller of Irish heritage
18.8%
12
Gypsy / Roma
6.3%
4
Any other White background
3.1%
2
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
2
Indian
1.6%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
25.0%
16 of
64 pupils
4.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
4.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
0.2 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
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
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
73.0%
12.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Harborough
78.6%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
73.0%
Writing
2.7 pts above England
School
73.0%
Harborough
75.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
91.0%
Maths
19.0 pts above England
School
91.0%
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
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.87%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.65 pts
higher than
England
School
13.87%
Harborough
5.04%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
40.48%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
24.66 pts
higher than
England
School
40.48%
Harborough
10.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
9.52%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
7.72 pts
higher than
England
School
9.52%
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
61.0%
27.2 pts
below England
Claybrooke Primary School
61.0%
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.