OFSTED
13 May 2025
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Not judged
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
Does not apply
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
385
385 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
203
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
182
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
12.3 pts
below England
School
12.5%
Hinckley and Bosworth
16.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
17.7 pts
below England
School
2.6%
Hinckley and Bosworth
7.2%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth
0.4%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
83.4%
321
Indian
2.9%
11
White and Black Caribbean
2.9%
11
White and Asian
2.3%
9
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
7
Unclassified
1.8%
7
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
17.1%
66 of
385 pupils
3.7 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.5 pts
below
England
6.0%
3.2 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
71.0%
10.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
78.0%
Reading
4.2 pts above England
School
78.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth
75.8%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
76.0%
Writing
5.7 pts above England
School
76.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth
69.6%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth
72.9%
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
3.59%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.63 pts
lower than
England
School
3.59%
Hinckley and Bosworth
5.57%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
3.66%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
12.16 pts
lower than
England
School
3.66%
Hinckley and Bosworth
12.99%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.30%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.50 pts
lower than
England
School
0.30%
Hinckley and Bosworth
1.62%
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
91.7%
3.5 pts
above England
Desford Community Primary School
91.7%
Hinckley and Bosworth
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.