Primary school

Humberstone Junior School

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  • ages 7–11
  • Mixed
  • Leicester
  • LE5 1AE
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Oct 2023 Top school 2024/25

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,556 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 11%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 21%21%2016/17: top 34%2017/18: top 15%2018/19: top 16%2022/23: top 13%2023/24: top 30%2024/25: top 11%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM81% · East Midlands 63%10/10 Top 10%
Higher standard, RWM20% · East Midlands 6%10/10 Top 10%+42.3 pts
Reading score107 · East Midlands 1058/10 Above+12.4 pts
Maths score108 · East Midlands 1049/10 Top 20%+9.7 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 69% · 87 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 70% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 82% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 81% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 78% · 87 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 70% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 81% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 63%82%69%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 11% · 87 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 9% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 11% · 89 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 10% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 10% · 87 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 13% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 20% · 90 pupils · East Midlands 6%20%9%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 104 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 107 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 105107104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 105 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 89 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 107 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 87 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 104 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 108 · 90 pupils · East Midlands 104108104No exams

Getting in

No admissions figures or last distance offered published

Inspections · 2007–2023

  1. 2007Inadequateas predecessor
  2. 2008Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2011Goodas predecessor
  4. 2016Outstanding
  5. 2022Remains Outstanding
  6. 2023Outstanding

4 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

4 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026353
Free school meals (past 6 years)26.1%
First language not English32.2%
SEN support18.5%
EHC plan2.0%
Absence (sessions missed)5.3%
Persistently absent pupils14.2%

Girls 45.9%Boys 54.1%

98.1% full · 360 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 2 Sep 2024 · 56 responses (15.6% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school94.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school89.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved83.9% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 50% not applicable35.7% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year64.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 19.6% not applicable73.3% agree
  • My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child69.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school91.1% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing67.9% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school80.3% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school94.6% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development69.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent80.4% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.7
Pupils per adult14.5
  • Classroom teachers 11.4
  • Leadership 2.4
  • Teaching assistants 9.7
  • Other support 9.1

Teachers 13.8 FTE · Whole workforce 32.5 · 44 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,157
Spend per pupil£5,563
Staff spend per pupil£4,263
Reserve per pupil£703
  • +£251,000revenue reserve
  • +£212,000in-year balance

Grants £6,014 · self-generated £188 · premises £381 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST (2 academies) · trust reserve £440,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it