Primary school

Market Harborough Church of England Academy

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Leicestershire
  • LE16 9QH
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,428 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 23%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 54%54%2016/17: top 60%2017/18: top 55%2018/19: top 58%2022/23: top 43%2023/24: top 27%2024/25: top 23%No exams

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

Expected standard, RWM75% · East Midlands 63%9/10 Top 20%+37.7 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · East Midlands 6%6/10 Middle−22 pts
Reading score109 · East Midlands 10510/10 Top 10%+31.9 pts
Maths score107 · East Midlands 1048/10 Above+36.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 53% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 59% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 65% · 55 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 64% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 64% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 72% · 53 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 75% · 61 pupils · East Midlands 63%75%53%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 6% · 51 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 16% · 56 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 9% · 55 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 14% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 8% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 4% · 53 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 7% · 61 pupils · East Midlands 6%16%4%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 103 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 107 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 105 · 55 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 106 · 53 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 61 pupils · East Midlands 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 51 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 104 · 56 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 55 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 104 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 105 · 53 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 61 pupils · East Midlands 104107103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
44 of 44 who put it first2014 · 90.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4444
2nd454
3rd280

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Satisfactoryas predecessor
  3. 2012Goodas predecessor
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2017Ungraded visit
  6. 2019Good
  7. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026392
Free school meals (past 6 years)14.1%
First language not English7.3%
SEN support8.6%
EHC plan2.3%
Absence (sessions missed)3.3%
Persistently absent pupils5.1%

Girls 50.3%Boys 49.8%

94.5% full · 415 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 109 responses (27.5% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school96.3% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school96.3% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.7% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 78.9% not applicable39.1% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year87.2% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 35.8% not applicable85.7% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.4% agree
  • My child does well at this school96.3% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing92.7% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school92.7% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development88.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent93.6% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.3
Pupils per adult13.1
  • Classroom teachers 11
  • Leadership 4.5
  • Teaching assistants 13.8
  • Other support 5.3

Teachers 15.5 FTE · Whole workforce 34.6 · 69 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£5,962
Spend per pupil£5,470
Staff spend per pupil£4,523
Reserve per pupil£184
  • +£73,000revenue reserve
  • +£195,000in-year balance

Grants £5,460 · self-generated £503 · premises £129 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST (19 academies) · trust reserve £312,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it