Humberstone Infant Academy

Humberstone Infant Academy continues to perform at a good level, showing potential for an outstanding grade in its next graded inspection. The school is well-led by Annemarie Williams and is part of the Odyssey Educational Trust, with a focus on high expectations for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and disadvantaged backgrounds. Pupils exhibit exemplary behavior and a strong commitment to learning, supported by a comprehensive and ambitious curriculum that prepares them well for future stages of education.

Strengths

• The school has ambitious expectations for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils demonstrate exemplary behavior and positive attitudes towards learning.
• Strong emphasis on reading and high-quality delivery of the phonics program.
• Curriculum is well-planned, ambitious, and reflects the school's diverse community.
• Excellent support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they can access the curriculum.
• Outstanding opportunities for pupils' character development and community engagement.

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 Humberstone Infant Academy attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.1% 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 Humberstone Infant Academy 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 Humberstone Infant Academy had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 28.6% 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, 10.8% of pupils at Humberstone Infant Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.6% 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 Humberstone Infant Academy received £6,601 and spent £6,388 for each of its 258 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £180,000 (£698 per pupil).

Across all 2 schools of Odyssey Educational Trust, income was £6,352 and spending £6,055 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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Humberstone Infant Academy is part of Odyssey Educational Trust, which runs 2 schools. The nearest others:

• Humberstone Junior School Leicester

What is Humberstone Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Humberstone Infant Academy is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Humberstone Infant Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Humberstone Infant Academy was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Humberstone Infant Academy have?

Humberstone Infant Academy has 249 pupils on roll.

What age range does Humberstone Infant Academy cover?

Humberstone Infant Academy for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Humberstone Infant Academy?

Humberstone Infant Academy is at Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE5 1AE.