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Humberstone Junior School

Primary · Leicester · LE5 1AE

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Outstanding

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: OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes: OutstandingPersonal development: OutstandingLeadership & management: OutstandingSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 31 October 2023

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At a glance

353 pupils · 98% of 360 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Academy converter
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
24.1% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
32.2% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
18.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
2% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.humberstonejunioracademy.co.uk/
URN
139983

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Outstanding on 31 October 2023, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.4% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

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

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
81%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
20%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
107
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
108
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 school81%
Median of its 12 closest peers62.5%
Leicester average61.2%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of 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
Cowley St Laurence CofE Primary SchoolUxbridge · 81 miles awayGood58%
St Thomas CofE Primary AcademyBoston · 49 miles awayOutstanding63%
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyScunthorpe · 66 miles awayGood74%
Victoria Park Primary SchoolBristol · 105 miles awayNeeds attention64%
Knockhall Primary SchoolGreenhithe · 101 miles awayExpected standard62%
E-ACT The Grange SchoolDaventry · 27 miles awayRequires improvement33%
Redfield Educate Together Primary AcademyBristol · 103 miles awayRequires improvement47%
Brinkley Grove Primary SchoolColchester · 98 miles awayNo current grade76%
Grangehurst Primary SchoolCoventry · 22 miles awayNeeds attention54%
St Teresa's Catholic Primary SchoolNottingham · 23 miles awayExceptional90%
Pudsey Bolton Royd Primary SchoolLeeds · 84 miles awayGood65%
Leavesden JMI SchoolWatford · 72 miles awayGood40%

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

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

Asian Indian 39% (Leicester 36%, England 4%) · White British 22% (Leicester 19%, England 60%) · Asian Pakistani 9% (Leicester 5%, England 5%) · Any other Asian background 8% (Leicester 6%, England 2%) · Black African 3% (Leicester 8%, England 5%) · Any other ethnic group 3% (Leicester 3%, England 3%) · Any other White background 3% (Leicester 7%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Leicester 2%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black Caribbean 2% (Leicester 2%, England 2%) · Not recorded 2% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Leicester 1%, England 1%) · Asian Bangladeshi 1% (Leicester 3%, England 2%) · Any other Black background 1% (Leicester 2%, England 1%) · Any other Mixed background 1% (Leicester 3%, England 3%)

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)
4.4%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
10.4%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.28 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
29.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

58% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 20% moved to another state school · 22% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, primary academies: 0.3% vacant, 0.32% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

54.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 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 £49,214; 18.8% 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 (2024-25)

This school£5,563
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2024-25)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 77% (77%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 10% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 1% (2%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2024-25)

Revenue reserve £251,000; in-year balance +£212,000

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: academy finance return, 2024-25, 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)
4/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher36.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications24.3%18.1%
In managerial or professional work29.9%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways20.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health48.7%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier71.6%62.3%
Social housing14%17.1%
Privately rented14.3%20.5%
Detached houses43.9%22.9%
Flats13.5%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms41.7%21.1%
Households with no car or van15.8%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01034025 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£290,000250 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£250,000–£357,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (49)£405,000
Semi-detached (137)£292,000
Terraced (53)£262,000
Flat (11)£100,000

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
4an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
5an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
24an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
4an 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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