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Foxton Primary School

Community school · Market Harborough · LE16 7QZ

Ages 4–11 · 86 pupils · Leicestershire

KS2 expected (RWM)

57%

Overall absence

5.6%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)57%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
101.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
79

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

10

Places offered

10

1st-preference offers

9

Total preferences (any rank)
32
Preferred offers (top 3)
10
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill82%

86 pupils · 105 places

Pupils on roll
86
Boys / girls
41 / 45
School capacity
105
Capacity fill
86 / 105 (82%)
Free school meals
22.1%
FSM pupils
19
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr George Norman

Location

Address
Gallow Field Road, Foxton
Postcode
LE16 7QZ
Town
Market Harborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural village

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, 86 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 22.1%.

Open schools in Market Harborough
20
Primary schools in Market Harborough
16
Academies among open schools in Market Harborough
70% (14)
Open schools in LE16
20
Primary in LE16
16
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in Market HarboroughNear LE16

  • Foxton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 7QZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM18.1%

    0.0 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 9BZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand0.96

    2.4 miles away

  • Ridgeway Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Academy converter · Primary

    Market Harborough · LE16 7HQ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.5%
    • Demand0.97

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr George Norman

Official links