Falcons Primary School

Falcons Primary School continues to demonstrate good performance and has maintained its standing since the last inspection in 2017. The school fosters a respectful and inclusive environment where pupils feel appreciated and are encouraged to contribute positively to their community. Pupils take pride in their achievements and benefit from a well-structured curriculum that emphasizes reading, mathematics, and vocabulary development. While the staff is dedicated and the leadership effective, some areas, particularly in supporting early readers and enhancing subject leaders' skills, require attention for further improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and supported in a respectful community.
• High expectations are set by leaders and staff, motivating pupils to achieve well.
• Curriculum leaders are knowledgeable and enthusiastic.
• Emphasis on reading as a priority with effective phonics instruction.
• Strong support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
• Pupils are encouraged to appreciate different perspectives and engage with multiculturalism.
• A positive ethos promoting well-being and resilience among pupils.

Areas for Improvement

• Some early-stage readers do not receive the precise support needed to catch up.
• New subject leaders require training to effectively check curriculum implementation.

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 Falcons Primary School attended 93.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 18.0% 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 Falcons 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 Falcons Primary School had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 6.0% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Falcons Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.4% 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 Falcons Primary School received £6,446 and spent £6,601 for each of its 336 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £94,000 (£280 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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What is Falcons Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Falcons Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Falcons Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Falcons Primary School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Falcons Primary School have?

Falcons Primary School has 293 pupils on roll.

What age range does Falcons Primary School cover?

Falcons Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Falcons Primary School?

Falcons Primary School is at George Hine House, Gipsy Lane, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 0TA.