OFSTED
21 May 2024
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Multi-faith
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
190
190 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
99
52.1% of pupils
Male pupils
91
47.9% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.1 pts
below England
School
14.7%
Charnwood
16.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
9.8 pts
below England
School
10.5%
Charnwood
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Charnwood
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
Indian
41.6%
79
White British
32.6%
62
Any other Mixed background
7.4%
14
Any other White background
5.8%
11
White and Asian
3.2%
6
Unclassified
2.6%
5
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
19.0%
36 of
190 pupils
1.9 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.6 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.3 pts
below
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
85.0%
24.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Reading
15.2 pts above England
School
89.0%
Charnwood
76.0%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Writing
18.7 pts above England
School
89.0%
Charnwood
71.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
89.0%
Maths
17.0 pts above England
School
89.0%
Charnwood
75.3%
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
3.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.53 pts
lower than
England
School
3.69%
Charnwood
5.47%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
4.52%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.30 pts
lower than
England
School
4.52%
Charnwood
12.89%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.56%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.24 pts
lower than
England
School
0.56%
Charnwood
1.47%
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
90.5%
2.3 pts
above England
Hallam Fields, Birstall
90.5%
Charnwood
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.