Market Harborough Church of England Academy
About Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Market Harborough Church of England Academy’s headline Key Stage 2 results sit comfortably above the Leicestershire local authority average for primary schools. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined stands at 72%, compared with a LA average of 62% — a ten-percentage-point gap that puts it in the top quarter of schools nationally. That performance also earns it a rank of 8th out of 32 primary schools within the Harborough district, placing it in the top 25% locally. The school’s reading and maths average scaled scores of 106 and 105 respectively reinforce this picture of solid, above-average attainment. While the data doesn’t include progress scores, the raw outcomes suggest pupils are leaving Year 6 well prepared for secondary school. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, in January 2025, rated it Good overall, with leadership and management, early years provision and behaviour all judged Good. That’s a notable improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2019, when the school was rated Requires Improvement.
Key Details
The full report on this school
What 109 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
8 Jan 2025Latest monitoring visit (8 Jan 2025): Standards maintained
Source: Ofsted, 17 Jul 2019. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:45 – 15:15
Breakfast club
07:30-08:45
After-school care
15:15-17:30
Source: marketharboroughcofe.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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