OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
27 October 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Published
1 December 2021
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
203
203 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
107
52.7% of pupils
Male pupils
96
47.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
14.5 pts
below England
School
10.3%
Harborough
11.1%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
6.3 pts
above England
School
26.6%
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
40.9%
83
Indian
25.1%
51
White and Asian
8.9%
18
Any other Asian background
8.4%
17
Any other Mixed background
4.4%
9
Any other White background
3.0%
6
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
8.4%
17 of
203 pupils
12.5 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
9.9 pts
below
England
6.0%
2.6 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
82.0%
Reading
8.2 pts above England
School
82.0%
Harborough
78.6%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Writing
11.7 pts above England
School
82.0%
Harborough
75.0%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
82.0%
Maths
10.0 pts above England
School
82.0%
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
4.67%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.55 pts
lower than
England
School
4.67%
Harborough
5.04%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
8.38%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
7.44 pts
lower than
England
School
8.38%
Harborough
10.04%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
0.00%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
1.80 pts
lower than
England
School
0.00%
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
96.7%
8.5 pts
above England
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
96.7%
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.