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Hemington Primary School

Primary · Derby · DE74 2RB

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 5 November 2024

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At a glance

47 pupils · 56% of 84 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
25.5% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
28.6% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
5.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.hemington.leics.sch.uk
URN
119934

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 8 families named it first for 11 Reception places, 0.73 first choices per place. At its inspection on 5 November 2024 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 8.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

0.73 first-choice applications per place

11 places offered · 8 first-choice applications · usually has places

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
21/22
22/23
23/24
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

8 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
50%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
104
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school50%
Median of its 12 closest peers62%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is behind the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Hampstead Norreys C.E. Primary SchoolThatcham · 94 miles awayGood70%
Cheswardine Primary and Nursery SchoolMarket Drayton · 46 miles awayGood33%
Hundon Community Primary SchoolSudbury · 93 miles awayGood43%
Leeming St. John's Church of England Primary SchoolNorthallerton · 101 miles awayGood67%
Fleggburgh CofE Primary SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 124 miles awayGood57%
Longborough Church of England Primary SchoolMoreton-in-Marsh · 64 miles awayExpected standard38%
Worthington SchoolAshby-de-la-Zouch · 5 miles awayGood88%
Hemington Primary SchoolRadstock · 117 miles awayGood50%
Sampford Arundel Community Primary SchoolWellington · 154 miles awayGood (2019)57%
Swaffham Bulbeck Church of England Primary SchoolCambridge · 79 miles awayGood75%
Bromesberrow St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolLedbury · 73 miles awayNot yet graded67%
Colden Junior and Infant SchoolHebden Bridge · 69 miles awayGood70%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 83% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Mixed White and Asian 4% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 4% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Leicestershire 0%, England 1%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Leicestershire 2%, England 3%) · Any other White background 2% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
8.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
15.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

7.14 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 2.10 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
11.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

40% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £38,935; 0% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,965
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 75% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £53,479; in-year balance -£8,044

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher32.1%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications15.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work36.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways13.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health46.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.5%62.3%
Social housing5.2%17.1%
Privately rented17.3%20.5%
Detached houses27.9%22.9%
Flats6.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms23.5%21.1%
Households with no car or van8.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01035098 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£230,00058 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£173,000–£319,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (15)£460,000
Semi-detached (15)£215,000
Terraced (19)£225,000
Flat (9)£150,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
1a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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