OFSTED
Ofsted inspection information
Latest published outcome
No overall judgement
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
61
61 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
11
18.0% of pupils
Male pupils
50
82.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
21.1 pts
above England
School
45.9%
Charnwood
16.8%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
20.3 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Charnwood
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.6 pts
above England
School
1.6%
Charnwood
0.5%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
75.4%
46
Unclassified
11.5%
7
White and Black Caribbean
4.9%
3
Any other Mixed background
3.3%
2
Caribbean
3.3%
2
Indian
1.6%
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%
61 of
61 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
13.1 pts
below
England
6.0%
92.3 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 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
0.0%
60.4 pts
below England
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Reading
44.8 pts below England
School
29.0%
Charnwood
76.0%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
29.0%
Writing
41.3 pts below England
School
29.0%
Charnwood
71.9%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
14.0%
Maths
58.0 pts below England
School
14.0%
Charnwood
75.3%
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
7.89%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
1.67 pts
higher than
England
School
7.89%
Charnwood
5.47%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
25.00%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
9.18 pts
higher than
England
School
25.00%
Charnwood
12.89%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.92%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.12 pts
higher than
England
School
1.92%
Charnwood
1.47%
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
95.3%
15.5 pts
above England
Bowman Academy
95.3%
Charnwood
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.