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Herrick Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE4 7NJ

Ages 4–11 · 305 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

5.4%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-06-23

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.8%
Unauthorised2.1%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
359

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill69%

305 pupils · 440 places

Pupils on roll
305
Boys / girls
162 / 143
School capacity
440
Capacity fill
305 / 440 (69%)
Free school meals
15.7%
FSM pupils
48
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
Miss Sima Odedra

Location

Address
Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead
Postcode
LE4 7NJ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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 Leicester, Leicester, 305 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 15.7%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

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

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    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM16.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Wyvern Primary School

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    • FSM18.9%

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  • Rushey Mead Primary School

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    • KS256%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM11.2%

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  • Mellor Community Primary School

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    • Absence4.0%
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  • North Mead Primary Academy

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    • Absence4.8%
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  • Church Hill Infant School

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    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM14.4%

    1.0 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Miss Sima Odedra
Telephone
01162665656
Website
www.herrick.leicester.sch.uk

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