Humphrey Perkins School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary
- School rating
- Good Apr 8 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 16 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 137799
- Address
- Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, LE12 8JU
- Website
- www.humphreyperkins.org.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 844 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.9%
- Persistent absence
- 19.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 89.8%
Mixed 3.9%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 1.4%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish Traveller 0.4%
Unclassified 0.4%
Other Black 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 83%
Local authority average 42%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 54%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.6
Local authority average 46.2
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4.65
Local authority average 4.13
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design | Technical Award | 26 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 28 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 17 |
| Biology | GCSE | 29 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 28 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 4 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 2 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 47 |
| English Language | GCSE | 153 |
Admissions
Humphrey Perkins School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 177
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 175
- 2nd preference
- 71
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 3
Offers
- 1st preference
- 168
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 178 90 88 |
| Year 8 | 176 91 85 |
| Year 9 | 177 82 95 |
| Year 10 | 157 85 72 |
| Year 11 | 156 82 74 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 83.0% 84.3% 85.5% |
Further education | 69.0% 44.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 9.0% 28.6% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 3.0% 10.6% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 5.0% 3.1% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 4.8% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 5.0% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.7% 3.0% |