Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Feb 2019
Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 142631.
Pupils at the January school census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Total pupils | 249 |
| Girls | 108 |
| Boys | 141 |
| Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals. | 14.5% |
| First language not English | 38.2% |
| School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery. | 270 |
| Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places. | 229 |
| Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken. | 15.2% |
| SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school. | 27 |
| EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs. | 4 |
| Average class size | 24.4 |
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.
Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.
Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Pupils per teacher | 21.5 |
| Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants. | 11.4 |
| Teachers (FTE) | 11.1 |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 9.73 |
| Support staff (FTE) | 11.88 |
| Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/25 | 12.6 |
| Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/25 | 9 |
| Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/25 | 2.6 |
| Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/25 | 1 |
Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.
Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day. | 73 |
| Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed. | 129 |
| First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice. | 71 |
| First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place. | 71 |
| Applications from another local authority (Reception) | 18 |
Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.
Share of possible sessions missed.
| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.1%, similar to England, similar to Leicester | 5.3% | 5.1% |
| Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions. | 10.9%, better than England, better than Leicester | 15.7% | 13.2% |
| Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions. | 1.2%, similar to England, similar to Leicester | 1.4% | 1% |
Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.
Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.
| Measure | This school |
|---|---|
| Suspension rate | 0% |
| Pupils with one or more suspensions | 0% |
| Permanent exclusion rate | 0% |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 |
Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.
Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.
| Distance | Phase | Name | Type | Rating | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 mi | Primary | Humberstone Junior School | Academy converter | Outstanding Ofsted rating. Inspected 31 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.2 mi | Primary | Falcons Primary School | Free schools | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 12 Sept 2017. | |
| 0.4 mi | 16 plus | Gateway Sixth Form College | Academy 16-19 converter | Unrated Unrated. | |
| 0.4 mi | All-through | Avanti Fields School | Free schools | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 25 Apr 2023. | |
| 0.7 mi | Primary | St Joseph's Catholic Academy | Academy converter | Requires improvement Area360 rating. Inspected 30 Jun 2026. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Merrydale Junior School | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 23 Oct 2019. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 3 Oct 2023. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Kestrel Mead Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 15 Mar 2017. | |
| 0.8 mi | Primary | Merrydale Infant School | Community school | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 21 Nov 2023. | |
| 0.9 mi | Primary | Thurnby Mead Primary Academy | Academy converter | Good Ofsted rating. Inspected 27 Sept 2012. |
Humberstone Infant Academy is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 26 Feb 2019.
For Reception entry in 2026/27, Humberstone Infant Academy made 73 offers from 129 applications (1.8 per offer), and 71 of 71 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.
Humberstone Infant Academy has 249 pupils aged 3 to 7.
Humberstone Infant Academy had 270 school places in 2024/25.
At Humberstone Infant Academy, the average class had 24.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.5 pupils per teacher.
In 2025/26, pupils at Humberstone Infant Academy missed 5.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 10.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).
Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.