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Humberstone Junior School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 7–11 · Academy

Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester LE5 1AE · humberstonejunioracademy.co.uk · 0116 276 7248

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Overview

Ofsted
Outstanding
2019 framework · inspected Oct 2023
Key stage 2, 2024/25
81%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
Pupils
353
98% of 360 places
Local authority
Leicester
Free school meals
24.1%
First language not English
34%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Odyssey Educational Trust

The official school record (Department for Education)

Results

In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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: 69% (England 53%)69%2016/17: 70% (England 61%)70%2017/18: 82% (England 64%)82%2018/19: 81% (England 65%)81%2022/23: 78% (England 60%)78%2023/24: 70% (England 61%)70%2024/25: 81% (England 62%)81%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▲81%62%
▲20%8%
Average scaled score
●107106
▲108105
▲109105

Ofsted

Humberstone Junior School was judged Outstanding at its last graded inspection, on 31 October 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.

Overall
Outstanding
Inspected
31 Oct 2023
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, May 2022

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • May 2022Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2016Outstanding
    Outcomes for pupilsOutstanding
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentOutstanding
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareOutstanding
    Leadership and managementOutstanding
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Feb 2011Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

80% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 2 September 2024).

Recommend
80%
Replies
56
2 Sept 2024
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 88%
Child feels safe●90% agreeEngland 89%
Pupils are well behaved●84% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼69% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲91% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▼65% agreeEngland 83%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼81% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼69% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly●74% agreeEngland 74%

based on the 80% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼36% agreeEngland 49%

based on the 50% who had a child bullied

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