OFSTED
17 January 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
105
105 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
14
13.3% of pupils
Male pupils
91
86.7% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
26.6 pts
above England
School
51.4%
Blaby
18.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
18.4 pts
below England
School
1.9%
Blaby
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
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
80.0%
84
White and Black Caribbean
11.4%
12
Unclassified
3.8%
4
Any other White background
2.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
1.0%
1
White and Asian
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%
105 of
105 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
2023/24
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2023/24.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
59.0 pts
below England
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
18.93%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
12.71 pts
higher than
England
School
18.93%
Blaby
5.60%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
38.46%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
22.65 pts
higher than
England
School
38.46%
Blaby
12.67%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
16.35%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
14.54 pts
higher than
England
School
16.35%
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 not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
105.0%
25.2 pts
above England
Foxfields Academy
105.0%
Blaby
83.3%
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.