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Humphrey Perkins School

Academy converter · Loughborough · LE12 8JU

Ages 11–16 · 863 pupils · Leicestershire

Ofsted

Not judged

Attainment 8

40.5

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.94 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-04-08

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8-0.55
−20+2
Attainment 840.5
English & maths grade 5+31%
English & maths grade 4+59%
EBacc entry74%

EBacc APS: 3.7

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)26.2%
Unauthorised3.1%
Authorised absence
5.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.5%
Enrolments in measure
883

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

0.94 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

170

Places offered

181

1st-preference offers

170

Total preferences (any rank)
342
Preferred offers (top 3)
181
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill78%

863 pupils · 1,106 places

Pupils on roll
863
Boys / girls
426 / 437
School capacity
1,106
Capacity fill
863 / 1,106 (78%)
Free school meals
18.1%
FSM pupils
156
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–16

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Academy trust
LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST
Sponsor
Lionheart Academies Trust
Headteacher
Dr John Pye

Location

Address
Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar
Postcode
LE12 8JU
Town
Loughborough
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Charnwood
Constituency
Loughborough
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 (secondary), Ages 11–16, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 863 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 18.1%.

Open schools in Loughborough
55
Secondary schools in Loughborough
8
Academies among open schools in Loughborough
56% (31)
Open schools in LE12
34
Secondary in LE12
4
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Secondary in Leicestershire LA
44

Nearby secondary schools

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

  • Rawlins

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE12 8DY · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.5
    • P8-0.0
    • EM5+46%
    • Absence10.1%

    1.1 miles away

  • Limehurst Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE11 1NH · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att848.5
    • P80.3
    • EM5+52%
    • Absence9.9%

    2.7 miles away

  • Woodbrook Vale School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Secondary

    Loughborough · LE11 2ST · Leicestershire

    Ages 11–16

    • Att852.4
    • P80.4
    • EM5+59%
    • Absence8.0%

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Dr John Pye
Telephone
01509412385

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