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Humphrey Perkins School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–16 · Academy
Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough LE12 8JU · humphreyperkins.org.uk · 01509 412385
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Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48.6
- average Attainment 8 score. Leicestershire 46.2, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 863
- 78% of 1,106 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Sixth form
- No
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 18.1%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 191 families put the school first and 178 places were offered; 90% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 178 | 191 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 177 | 175 | 1 | 96% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 181 | 170 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 174 | 195 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 173 | 186 | 1.1▲ | 90% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48.6, and 53.5% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Leicestershire it was 46.2, and across England 46.
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▲48.6 | 46.0 | ||
| ▲53.5% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲83.2% | 40.5% | ||
| ▲4.65 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 6.1 | +1.6 |
| Sixth form college | 2.4 | +1.6 |
| Further education | 75 | −6.2 |
| Other education | 0.6 | — |
| Apprenticeship | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Employment | 2.4 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 5.5 | −0.5 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | +2.5 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Humphrey Perkins School on 8 April 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 8 Apr 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
- Sept 2018Monitoring visitEffective action
Jun 2017Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate Safeguarding Effective May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Replies
- 158
- 19% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 47% who had a child bullied
based on 52 parents (33%) with SEND