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Inglehurst Junior School

Primary · Leicester · LE3 9FS

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Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

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

Inspected 1 November 2023

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At a glance

308 pupils · 103% of 300 capacity (over capacity) (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
43.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
52.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
17.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.inglehurst-jun.leicester.sch.uk
URN
120016

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 1 November 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 3.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
56%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
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 school56%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Leicester average61.2%
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
Harbinger Primary SchoolLondon · 93 miles awayGood63%
Orchard AcademyMilton Keynes · 45 miles awayNeeds attention52%
The Lincoln St Peter at Gowts Church of England Primary SchoolLINCOLN · 48 miles awayOutstanding65%
Nova Primary AcademyPeterborough · 37 miles awayGood70%
Liberty PrimaryMitcham · 95 miles awayGood64%
St Peter's CofE SchoolLondon · 87 miles awayOutstanding62%
The Crescent Primary SchoolCroydon · 98 miles awayGood55%
Parkwood Primary SchoolKeighley · 90 miles awayGood44%
St Anne's RC Primary School Crumpsall ManchesterManchester · 75 miles awayGood46%
Rangefield Primary SchoolBromley · 98 miles awayGood51%
South Norwood PrimaryLondon · 98 miles awayGood63%
Tidemill AcademyLondon · 94 miles awayGood76%

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

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: SEN unit.

SEN unit
18 of 20 places taken nearly full

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 27% (Leicester 19%, England 60%) · Any other White background 17% (Leicester 7%, England 7%) · Black African 17% (Leicester 8%, England 5%) · Asian Indian 8% (Leicester 36%, England 4%) · Any other ethnic group 6% (Leicester 3%, England 3%) · Any other Asian background 6% (Leicester 6%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 4% (Leicester 2%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 3% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 3% (Leicester 2%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 3% (Leicester 3%, England 3%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leicester 2%, England 2%) · Asian Chinese 2% (Leicester 0%, England 1%) · Not recorded 1% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · White Gypsy/Roma 1% (Leicester 0%, England 0%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 1%

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)
3.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
9.2%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

2.26 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicester: 1.30 suspensions and 0.01 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
18.9
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

87% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 13% left the state-funded sector

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)

41.7% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.7 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 £48,778; 19% 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£8,748
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 82% (76%) · premises 4% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 4% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £172,476; in-year balance +£60,073

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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)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher22.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications27.1%18.1%
In managerial or professional work16.5%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways19.9%18.1%
Residents in very good health50%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier35%62.3%
Social housing14.1%17.1%
Privately rented50.7%20.5%
Detached houses4.2%22.9%
Flats7.3%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms2.9%21.1%
Households with no car or van36.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01013682 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£197,000490 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£166,000–£260,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (36)£313,000
Semi-detached (162)£263,000
Terraced (264)£175,000
Flat (28)£122,500

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of 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
2an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
17an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
3an urban school averages 6.1

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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