SCHOOL PROFILE

St Mary's Fields Academy

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 150622
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

11 January 2023
Latest published outcome Requires improvement
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 Does not apply
Local authority Leicester
Trust L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 433 418 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 212 49.0% of pupils
Male pupils 221 51.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

21.0%
3.8 pts below England
School 21.0%
Leicester 27.7%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

71.1%
50.8 pts above England
School 71.1%
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
25.4%
110
Any other White background
23.1%
100
White British
15.0%
65
African
12.7%
55
Pakistani
5.1%
22
Any other Asian background
3.2%
14
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 16.4% 71 of 433 pupils
4.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.4%
Leicester 17.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 15.2% 66 pupils
England 14.8% 0.5 pts above
EHC plans 1.2% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 51
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Vision 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

62.0% 1.6 pts above England
School 62.0%
Leicester 57.9%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

70.0%

3.8 pts below England

School 70.0%
Leicester 70.4%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

65.0%

5.3 pts below England

School 65.0%
Leicester 67.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

68.0%

4.0 pts below England

School 68.0%
Leicester 70.9%
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

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

5.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.99 pts lower than England
School 5.23%
Leicester 6.66%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.13%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.69 pts lower than England
School 15.13%
Leicester 18.63%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.54%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.27 pts lower than England
School 1.54%
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

91.7% 3.6 pts above England
St Mary's Fields Academy
91.7%
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