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Packington Church of England Primary School

Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch · LE65 1WL

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 4 June 2024

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At a glance

92 pupils · 88% of 105 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary controlled school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
4.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
1.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
12.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2.3% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.packington.leics.sch.uk/
URN
120151

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 18 families named it first for 15 Reception places, 1.20 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 4 June 2024 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.20 first-choice applications per place

15 places offered · 18 first-choice applications · oversubscribed

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

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

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
29%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
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 school29%
Median of its 12 closest peers69%
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
Howick Church Endowed Primary SchoolPreston · 88 miles awayStrong standard80%
Lothersdale Primary SchoolKeighley · 85 miles awayOutstanding69%
Long Sutton Church of England Primary SchoolLong Sutton · 106 miles awayGood75%
Rufforth Primary SchoolYork · 86 miles awayGood64%
Ponsbourne St Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolHertford · 90 miles awayGood83%
Horsington Church SchoolTemplecombe · 125 miles awayNo current grade50%
St Katharine's CofE Primary SchoolMarlborough · 93 miles awayExpected standard73%
Friezland Primary SchoolOldham · 60 miles awayNo current grade69%
Withnell Fold Primary SchoolChorley · 82 miles awayNo current grade42%
Kirkby Malzeard Church of England Primary SchoolRipon · 100 miles awayGood53%
St Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary SchoolHartlepool · 135 miles awayGood100%
Croughton All Saints CofE Primary SchoolBrackley · 52 miles awayGood64%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · White Gypsy/Roma 8% (Leicestershire 0%, England 0%) · Asian Indian 2% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%) · Black African 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 5%) · White Traveller of Irish heritage 1% (Leicestershire 0%, England 0%)

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)
5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
12.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 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
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

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)

83.3% of teachers took sickness absence, 1.2 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 £50,349; 16.7% 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£7,539
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 76% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 9% (8%) · supplies and services 9% (9%) · educational supplies 6% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 6% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £63,703; in-year balance +£28,892

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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)
10/10among the least deprived tenth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher39.8%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications12.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work46.7%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways9.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health51.9%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier87.1%62.3%
Social housing5.9%17.1%
Privately rented7%20.5%
Detached houses68.8%22.9%
Flats2.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms49.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025955 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£557,50040 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£400,000–£692,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (31)£560,000
Semi-detached (6)£387,500

Homes around this school are among the dearest tenth 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
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
4a 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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