Arnesby Church of England Primary School

Arnesby Church of England Primary School is currently considered to require improvement, having undergone its first routine inspection since becoming an academy in April 2019. The leadership has raised expectations and is focused on enhancing the educational experience of its pupils. While students feel safe and report a positive school environment, challenges remain in curriculum planning across subjects which affects pupils' overall learning outcomes. Parents have mixed feelings about the school, but there is a general sense of optimism regarding the new leadership and their plans for improvement.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and cared for in school.
• Reading is prioritized, with a structured phonics approach in place.
• Pupils are engaged in the local community and demonstrate kindness.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum planning is not consistently effective across all subjects.
• Insufficient checks on pupil learning lead to gaps in knowledge.
• Early years curriculum lacks structure, causing inconsistencies.

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 Arnesby Church of England Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 2.7% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Arnesby Church of England 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 Arnesby Church of England Primary School had 13.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 17.1% of pupils at Arnesby Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% 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 Arnesby Church of England Primary School received £11,100 and spent £11,630 for each of its 39 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £60,000 (-£1,544 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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Arnesby Church of England Primary School is part of Embrace Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

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

What is Arnesby Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Arnesby Church of England Primary School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Arnesby Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Arnesby Church of England Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Arnesby Church of England Primary School have?

Arnesby Church of England Primary School has 41 pupils on roll.

What age range does Arnesby Church of England Primary School cover?

Arnesby Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

Where is Arnesby Church of England Primary School?

Arnesby Church of England Primary School is at Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE8 5WG.