Inglehurst Infant School

Inglehurst Infant School is performing at the expected standard overall. The school, part of Attenborough Learning Trust, has undergone academisation since its last inspection. Leaders have created a positive, supportive culture and made strong improvements, particularly in early years, where children now start key stage 1 much more ready to learn. Pupils behave well, feel safe, and benefit from effective safeguarding and a well-planned personal development programme. Inclusion is a notable strength, with good support for pupils with SEND through provision such as 'the Nest'. Achievement is improving: reading and writing are taught clearly, mathematics teaching is effective, and pupils build knowledge across subjects. However, published phonics outcomes remain below the national average, and some pupils need more practice to catch up in reading. In the wider curriculum, teachers do not consistently check and build pupils’ knowledge as well as they do in English, and misconceptions are not always addressed promptly. Persistent absence also remains higher than leaders would like for some pupils, despite robust systems and support. Overall, this is a school with many strengths and clear capacity to improve further. Leaders know the school well and have appropriate plans in place. The next steps focus on ensuring timely action to address gaps in pupils’ foundational knowledge and making sure the wider curriculum supports reading, spelling and handwriting securely.

Strengths

• Strong early years provision that prepares children well for key stage 1
• Effective leadership and governance with a positive, supportive staff culture
• Calm and orderly environment with good pupil behaviour
• Comprehensive personal development programme that builds confidence and respect
• Inclusive approach with well-designed support for pupils with SEND, including 'the Nest'
• Clear, structured teaching of reading and mathematics
• Safeguarding is a strength, with an open and positive culture
• Good support for attendance, including nurture provision and individual plans
• Pupils feel safe and know how to keep themselves safe
• Strong relationships with families and external professionals

Areas for Improvement

• Published phonics outcomes remain below the national average
• Some pupils, especially those with gaps in reading knowledge, need more practice to catch up
• Teachers do not consistently follow up misconceptions and gaps in foundational knowledge
• In the wider curriculum, teaching does not check and build pupils’ knowledge as carefully as in English
• Pupils’ progress in securing foundational writing knowledge is more evident in English than in wider subjects
• Persistent absence remains higher than leaders would like for some pupils

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 Inglehurst Infant School attended 95.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Inglehurst Infant 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 Inglehurst Infant School had 21.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 20.4% 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, 15.8% of pupils at Inglehurst Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Inglehurst Infant School received £6,756 and spent £7,127 for each of its 244 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £169,000 (-£691 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Attenborough Learning Trust, income was £6,814 and spending £6,613 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 · Leicester local authority: places and applications

Inglehurst Infant School is part of Attenborough Learning Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Buswells Lodge Primary School Leicester
• Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Leicester
• Charnwood Primary School Leicester
• Highfields Primary School Leicester
• Shenton Primary School Leicester
• Uplands Infant School Leicester
• Bridge Junior School Leicester
• Green Lane Infant School Leicester

What is Inglehurst Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Inglehurst Infant School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Inglehurst Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Inglehurst Infant School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Inglehurst Infant School have?

Inglehurst Infant School has 228 pupils on roll.

What age range does Inglehurst Infant School cover?

Inglehurst Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Inglehurst Infant School?

Inglehurst Infant School is at Ingle Street, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 9FS.