Farndon Fields Primary School

Farndon Fields Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status following its recent inspection. The school is characterized by its strong leadership, high expectations of pupil behavior and academic achievement, and a supportive environment where students feel safe and enthusiastic about learning. The ambitious curriculum is designed to help students make connections across subjects while also preparing them well for future academic challenges. There are positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents, contributing to a strong community ethos.

Strengths

• Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behavior and academic achievement.
• Pupils feel safe and confident, enjoying their time at school.
• Strong relationships with parents and carers that enhance student well-being.
• The ambitious curriculum helps students connect their learning across subjects.
• Effective identification and support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities.
• Pupils engage in a variety of extracurricular activities that enrich their education.
• Well-sequenced personal, social, health and economic education curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• Some teachers do not consistently address misconceptions during lessons.

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 Farndon Fields Primary School attended 95.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.4% 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 Farndon Fields 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 Farndon Fields Primary School had 18.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.6% 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, 10.0% of pupils at Farndon Fields 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 Farndon Fields Primary School received £6,653 and spent £7,322 for each of its 376 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £334,000 (£888 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, income was £9,576 and spending £9,975 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 Market Harborough · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Farndon Fields Primary School is part of Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Wellington Place Primary School Market Harborough
• Kibworth Church of England Primary School Leicester
• Leighfield Primary School Oakham
• Uppingham Community College Uppingham
• Parkland Primary School South Wigston Wigston
• Badgerbrook Primary School Leicester
• Millgate School Leicester
• Ash Field Academy Leicester
• Greystoke Primary School Leicester
• Keyham Lodge School Leicester

What is Farndon Fields Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Farndon Fields Primary School is Good, from an inspection in June 2023.

When was Farndon Fields Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Farndon Fields Primary School was last inspected in June 2023.

How many pupils does Farndon Fields Primary School have?

Farndon Fields Primary School has 410 pupils on roll.

What age range does Farndon Fields Primary School cover?

Farndon Fields Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 47% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Farndon Fields Primary School?

Farndon Fields Primary School is at Argyle Park, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9JH.