SCHOOL PROFILE

Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 145488
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 46.9% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

8 April 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Requires improvement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 197 197 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 98 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 99 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

18.3%
6.5 pts below England
School 18.3%
Blaby 18.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.1%
13.2 pts below England
School 7.1%
Blaby 11.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Blaby 0.2%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.7%
159
African
4.6%
9
Any other Asian background
3.0%
6
Any other Mixed background
2.0%
4
Any other White background
1.5%
3
White and Asian
1.5%
3
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 15.2% 30 of 197 pupils
5.6 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 15.2%
Blaby 20.1%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.2% 26 pupils
England 14.8% 1.6 pts below
EHC plans 2.0% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 4.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Social, emotional & mental health 8
Specific learning difficulty 4
Speech, language & communication 4
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

34.0% 26.4 pts below England
School 34.0%
Blaby 62.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

66.0%

7.8 pts below England

School 66.0%
Blaby 77.9%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

51.0%

19.3 pts below England

School 51.0%
Blaby 73.1%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

53.0%

19.0 pts below England

School 53.0%
Blaby 73.6%
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

4.26%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.95 pts lower than England
School 4.26%
Blaby 5.60%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.07%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.75 pts lower than England
School 11.07%
Blaby 12.67%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.05%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.25 pts higher than England
School 2.05%
Blaby 1.84%
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

46.9% 41.3 pts below England
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
46.9%
Blaby
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