The Pochin School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
None
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicestershire
Unique reference
138838
Address
School Lane, Barkby, The Pochin School, LE7 3QL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
137 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
49.6%
Girls
50.4%
First language not English
19%
Free school meals (FSM)
6.6%
Persistent absence
4.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.5%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 52.6%
White British 36.5%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 0.7%
Other Asian 0.7%
African 0.7%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1.3
WritingAverage1.9
MathsWell above average4.8
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 68%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

The Pochin School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
30
2nd preference
31
3rd preference
21
From another Local Authority
7
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
19
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
2
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
20
13
7
Year 1
20
8
12
Year 2
20
12
8
Year 3
19
11
8
Year 4
20
8
12
Year 5
19
9
10
Year 6
19
7
12
Year 2024-2025

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