Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School is performing at the expected standard across all evaluated areas. Pupils, including children in the early years, typically achieve well because they are well taught, and outcomes in national tests at the end of key stage 2 are close to or above national averages. The school has made notable improvements to early reading, mathematics and writing, and attendance is a school-wide priority with persistently absent rates below national averages. Behaviour has improved, staff morale is high, and parents are very positive about the school's caring ethos. The early years provision has been substantially improved, and disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are well supported to access the full curriculum and wider opportunities.

Strengths

• Pupils typically achieve well and are well prepared for their next steps in education.
• Improvements to early reading, mathematics and writing are raising pupils' understanding.
• Attendance is a school-wide priority and persistent absence is below national averages.
• Behaviour has improved and pupils typically concentrate well in lessons.
• The curriculum is well designed and logically organised so pupils build knowledge over time.
• Early years provision has been substantially improved and children leave ready for key stage 1.
• Disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND are well supported to learn and access the wider curriculum.
• Staff morale is high and staff value the high-quality professional development.
• Parents are very positive about the school's caring ethos and teaching quality.
• Pupils demonstrate the school's values and are well prepared with fundamental British values.

Areas for Improvement

• Occasionally, teachers do not provide learning activities that meet the exact needs of some pupils with SEND.
• Some teachers occasionally do not arrange activities that are sufficiently challenging when pupils are ready for more sophisticated thinking.
• Governors' checks on the quality of provision lack rigour in some areas, particularly foundation subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 94.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 19.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 17.2% of pupils at Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School received £7,570 and spent £7,683 for each of its 93 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £59,000 (£638 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?

Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 93 pupils on roll.

What age range does Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School cover?

Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at High Street, Clipston, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9RU.