Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 7 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Leicester
Unique reference
146857
Address
Saxby Street, LE2 0TD

Pupils

Number of Pupils
467 (99% of total capacity)
Boys
51.2%
Girls
48.8%
First language not English
91%
Free school meals (FSM)
22.9%
Persistent absence
22.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
12.2%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 28.1%
Bangladeshi 26.6%
African 12%
Other 10.5%
Pakistani 6%
Other Asian 5.1%
Mixed 4.7%
Other White 3.4%
Caribbean 1.3%
Other Black 1.3%
White British 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.4
WritingAverage-1.7
MathsAbove average2.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 75%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 9%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
71
2nd preference
20
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.6
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
4
0
4
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
35
17
18
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
7
4
3
Reception, Full-time
59
30
29
Year 1
59
34
25
Year 2
58
32
26
Year 3
61
32
29
Year 4
60
28
32
Year 5
62
32
30
Year 6
62
30
32
Year 2024-2025

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