OFSTED
25 April 2023
Latest graded inspection
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
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
OPEN THINKING PARTNERSHIP
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
97
97 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
22
22.7% of pupils
Male pupils
75
77.3% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
4.1 pts
above England
School
28.9%
Hinckley and Bosworth
16.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
16.2 pts
below England
School
4.1%
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
88.7%
86
Unclassified
3.1%
3
Any other Asian background
2.1%
2
Any other White background
2.1%
2
White and Asian
2.1%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
1
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
100.0%
97 of
97 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
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 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
0.5
38.7 pts
below England
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority 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
12.28%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
6.06 pts
higher than
England
School
12.28%
Hinckley and Bosworth
5.57%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
29.89%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
14.07 pts
higher than
England
School
29.89%
Hinckley and Bosworth
12.99%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.60%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.79 pts
higher than
England
School
4.60%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
121.3%
41.5 pts
above England
The Fusion Academy
121.3%
Hinckley and Bosworth
82.8%
East Midlands
78.4%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.