Huncote Primary School

Huncote Primary School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, moving from a grade of Requires Improvement to Good overall. The school provides a welcoming atmosphere where pupils feel cared for and safe. Notable strengths include a strong emphasis on reading and well-planned phonics support. The curriculum is generally engaging, and pupils show enthusiasm for learning across various subjects. Leaders prioritize pupil well-being and have introduced a global curriculum to broaden students’ horizons.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and feel cared for by staff.
• Strong emphasis on reading and well-organized phonics curriculum.
• Welcoming atmosphere with good pupil well-being support.
• Effective safeguarding arrangements in place.
• Leaders support staff well and prioritize their well-being.

Areas for Improvement

• Some subjects lack precise planning and sequencing.
• Opportunities for pupils to revisit prior learning are limited in some areas.

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 Huncote Primary School attended 96.0% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.7% 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, 1.2% of pupils at Huncote 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 Huncote Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.3% 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, 11.2% of pupils at Huncote Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.7% 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 2024–25 Huncote Primary School received £7,101 and spent £7,396 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £99,000 (£576 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Embrace Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,430 and spending £7,594 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Huncote Primary School is part of Embrace Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Croft Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Brockington College Leicester
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone Leicester
• Manorfield Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Arnesby Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Sherrier Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) Nuneaton
• Swinford Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• Rawlins Loughborough

What is Huncote Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Huncote Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2022.

When was Huncote Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Huncote Primary School was last inspected in May 2022.

How many pupils does Huncote Primary School have?

Huncote Primary School has 187 pupils on roll.

What age range does Huncote Primary School cover?

Huncote Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Huncote Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Huncote Primary School?

Huncote Primary School is at Denman Lane, Huncote, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE9 3BS.