Herrick Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Lockerbie Avenue
Rushey Mead
Lockerbie Avenue
Rushey Mead
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE4 7NJ
Phone 01162665656
Reference Number 120100

Herrick Primary School remains a good school, known for its friendly and inclusive environment. The staff and pupils exhibit a strong sense of community, with high expectations for behavior and the promotion of core values. The school effectively supports pupils from diverse backgrounds, including those who are new arrivals and those who speak English as an additional language. Parents and carers express satisfaction with the school's commitment to equitable treatment and high expectations for all students. The curriculum is well-structured and aims to build key knowledge and skills effectively, particularly in early reading and mathematics. However, there is an identified need for the school to enhance its assessment practices to better monitor pupils' learning and ensure that all staff are aware of what students need to learn next. This ungraded inspection comes after a previous assessment in 2018, indicating a commitment to sustained improvement in the face of challenges, such as those presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 345
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.33%
Girls: 46.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 62.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 25 23 48
2 23 19 42
3 30 24 54
4 30 28 58
5 27 31 58
6 37 25 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
Asian, Other 41.4%
Indian 41.2%
White, Other 4.1%
White, British 3.8%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Chinese 0.3%
White & Asian 0.3%
African 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 21 May 2024
Date Report
21 May 2024 School inspection
28 Nov 2018 Short inspection
28 Oct 2014 Full inspection:
15 Jan 2013 Interim assessment
15 Oct 2009 Full inspection:
07 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
28 Jun 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • The school creates a friendly and inclusive environment.
  • High expectations of behavior are set and met by pupils.
  • Strong subject knowledge among teachers enhances the delivery of the curriculum.
  • Effective support is provided for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
  • The curriculum is well-structured, linking knowledge across subjects effectively.
  • Pupils have strong opportunities to develop leadership skills.

Areas for Improvement

  • Assessment practices are not fully embedded, leading to gaps in understanding what pupils need to learn next.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1.5
Writing -1.1
Maths 0.2

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 26 0
Third Preference 13 0
From another Local Authority 7 1

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