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Humberstone Junior School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE5 1AE

Ages 7–11 · 353 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Outstanding

KS2 expected (RWM)

78%

Overall absence

5.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Outstanding

Inspection date

2023-10-31

Overall effectiveness
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)78%
Higher standard (RWM)10%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence5.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.9%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
2.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
368

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 fill98%

353 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
353
Boys / girls
193 / 160
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
353 / 360 (98%)
Free school meals
24.1%
FSM pupils
85
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 7–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Odyssey Educational Trust
Headteacher
Annemarie Williams

Location

Address
Main Street, Humberstone
Postcode
LE5 1AE
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 7–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 353 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 24.1%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
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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    • Absence7.4%
    • FSM15.7%

    0.0 miles away

  • Falcons Primary School

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    • KS275%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM19.5%

    0.2 miles away

  • St Joseph's Catholic Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS246%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM22.6%

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    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS250%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM31.6%

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    • Absence6.0%
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  • Kestrel Mead Primary Academy

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    • KS268%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM21.6%

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  • Merrydale Infant School

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    • Absence6.6%
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  • Thurnby Mead Primary Academy

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    • KS257%
    • Absence5.5%
    • FSM28.0%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Annemarie Williams
Telephone
01162767248
Website
www.humberstonejunioracademy.co.uk/

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