Huncote Primary School

About Huncote Primary School

Huncote Primary School sits at the bottom of the Leicestershire primary school rankings, and its headline Key Stage 2 results are significantly below the local authority average. Just 3% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined in the 2023/24 academic year, compared with a county average of 62%. That is a stark gap. The school ranks 203rd out of 231 primary schools in Leicestershire, placing it in the bottom 50% nationally. While the school’s Ofsted rating is Good overall, these academic outcomes suggest that for many children, the basics are not being secured by the end of Year 6. The maths average score of 104 and reading average score of 103 are both close to the national benchmark of 100, but the proportion reaching the higher standard in either subject is low — 14% in maths and 14% in reading, with no pupils reaching the higher standard in writing.

The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2022, awarded a Good rating across all five graded categories, including behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This marks a clear improvement from the previous inspection in 2018, when the school was rated Requires Improvement overall, with leadership and management also judged to be Requires Improvement. The early years provision, which was previously graded as Requires Improvement, is now Good. However, the inspection report noted that the quality of education was Good, which sits in tension with the very low KS2 attainment figures. With only 76% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths, the school is underperforming relative to the wider county. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available, so it is difficult to assess how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Huncote Primary is a small school with 172 pupils on roll, operating below its capacity of 196. It is oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, with 46 applications for 19 places and all 19 first-preference offers taken up, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.42. The school offers a nursery provision and has a range of facilities including music rooms, a sensory room, an outdoor playground, art studios and a chapel. Sports include football, gymnastics, dance, cricket and rounders, and clubs include eco club, drama and film club. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, and other difficulties. This school may suit families who value a small, community-focused setting with strong pastoral support and a Good Ofsted rating, but who are willing to accept that academic outcomes are well below the local average.

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