SCHOOL PROFILE

Humberstone Infant Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 142631
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 270 Published school capacity
Capacity used 92.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 7 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicester
Trust ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 249 229 full-time · 20 part-time
Female pupils 108 43.4% of pupils
Male pupils 141 56.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

14.5%
10.3 pts below England
School 14.5%
Leicester 27.7%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

38.2%
17.9 pts above England
School 38.2%
Leicester 53.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Leicester 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
41.4%
103
Any other Asian background
17.3%
43
White British
13.7%
34
Pakistani
8.4%
21
African
3.6%
9
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
7
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 12.5% 31 of 249 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.5%
Leicester 17.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.8% 27 pupils
England 14.8% 3.9 pts below
EHC plans 1.6% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 21
Specific learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 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.

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

5.19%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.03 pts lower than England
School 5.19%
Leicester 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

2.67 pts lower than England
School 13.14%
Leicester 18.63%
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%
Leicester 2.18%
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

92.2% 4.0 pts above England
Humberstone Infant Academy
92.2%
Leicester
94.9%
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