Herrick Primary School

About Herrick Primary School

Herrick Primary School is a state-funded, mixed-gender primary in Leicester, serving children aged 4 to 11. In the local authority’s league table of 68 primary schools, it sits at rank 47, placing it in the bottom half of the area. The top-performing peers in Leicester include Whitehall Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, and Queensmead Primary Academy, all of which score notably higher on the same ranking metric. For context, only five of the 82 primary schools in the local authority have achieved an Outstanding Ofsted rating, and the nearest one to Herrick is Abbey Mead Primary Academy, 1.8 km away. Herrick itself holds a Good rating from its most recent graded inspection in 2014, and an ungraded inspection in May 2024 confirmed that the school remains Good. Leadership and management, early years provision, and overall effectiveness were all rated Good at the last graded inspection, with leadership previously rated Outstanding in 2009.

Academically, Herrick’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show that 53% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. This is below the Leicester local authority average of 62%. The school’s ranking score of 53 places it in the bottom 50 nationally, at the 72nd percentile. Looking at individual subjects, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading and in maths, while 58% did so in writing. Higher attainment was less common: 27% achieved a higher standard in reading, 23% in maths, and just 5% in writing. Only 2% of pupils reached the higher standard across all three subjects. Average scaled scores were 105 in reading and 104 in maths. Progress measures for reading, writing, and maths were not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Herrick has capacity for 440 pupils but currently enrols 345, and for the 2025/26 intake it was oversubscribed: 68 families applied for 28 places, with all 28 first-preference applicants receiving an offer. The school offers a range of facilities including a dining hall, art studios, a sensory room, an outdoor playground, a gymnasium, and a chapel. Sports on offer include rounders, swimming, netball, athletics, and football, while clubs cover art, coding, science, eco, and gardening. The school provides support for a wide range of special educational needs, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language communication needs, social and emotional mental health needs, moderate learning difficulties, visual impairment, and other disabilities. This breadth of SEND provision makes it a practical choice for families whose children require additional support, though the below-average KS2 outcomes mean it may not suit those prioritising top-tier academic results.

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