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Herrick Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester LE4 7NJ · herrick.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 266 5656

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Overview

Ofsted
Remains Good
Ungraded inspection · May 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
58%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
Last distance offered
No limit
Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
Demand for places
0.7
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
305
69% of 440 places
Local authority
Leicester
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
15.7%
First language not English
57.7%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Leicester Council’s document.

For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 19 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 28 (Places 30)28September 2023: 30 (Places 33)30September 2024: 18 (Places 21)18September 2025: 28 (Places 28)28September 2026: 14 (Places 19)14Places 19
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202619140.7100%
September 2025Sept 202528281100%
September 2024Sept 202421180.9100%
September 2023Sept 202333300.9100%
September 2022Sept 202230280.9100%

Results

In 2024/25, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 65% (England 53%)65%2016/17: 79% (England 61%)79%2017/18: 68% (England 64%)68%2018/19: 70% (England 65%)70%2022/23: 52% (England 60%)52%2023/24: 53% (England 61%)53%2024/25: 58% (England 62%)58%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼58%62%
●8%8%
Average scaled score
●106106
●105105
●106105

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 22 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Herrick Primary School was: School remains Good.

Outcome
Remains Good
Inspected
21 May 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2018

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Nov 2018Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
  • Oct 2009Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (36 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
94%
Replies
36
10% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▲97% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲100% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲97% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▲94% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development●81% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲93% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 72% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲72% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 39% who had a child bullied

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