SCHOOL PROFILE

Sherard Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145083
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 105.5% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

25 January 2022
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 sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust MOWBRAY EDUCATION TRUST LIMITED
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 443 426 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 224 50.6% of pupils
Male pupils 219 49.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

16.0%
8.8 pts below England
School 16.0%
Melton 19.4%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

5.9%
14.4 pts below England
School 5.9%
Melton 6.4%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Melton 0.9%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
84.2%
373
Unclassified
9.0%
40
Any other White background
1.8%
8
African
1.1%
5
Chinese
1.1%
5
Indian
0.9%
4
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 14.5% 64 of 443 pupils
6.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 14.5%
Melton 24.6%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 4.3% 19 pupils
England 14.8% 10.5 pts below
EHC plans 10.2% 45 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 23
Autistic spectrum disorder 15
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Social, emotional & mental health 6
Physical disability 4
Specific learning difficulty 3

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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Melton 61.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

76.0%

2.2 pts above England

School 76.0%
Melton 77.6%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Melton 67.7%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

73.0%

1.0 pts above England

School 73.0%
Melton 74.4%
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

3.82%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.40 pts lower than England
School 3.82%
Melton 4.83%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

7.43%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.39 pts lower than England
School 7.43%
Melton 9.10%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.14%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.66 pts lower than England
School 1.14%
Melton 0.82%
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

105.5% 17.3 pts above England
Sherard Primary School
105.5%
Melton
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