Herrick Primary School
Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester, LE4 7NJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Sima Odedra
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 440
- Pupils on roll
- 305
- URN
- 120100
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162665656
About this school
Herrick Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 305 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 22 May 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 53% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 2% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 75% | 77% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 75% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 83% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Herrick Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 403 |
| 2023/24 | 368 |
| 2024/25 | 345 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Herrick Primary School compares
Herrick Primary School ranked 44th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | — |
| Sandfield Close Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 16.9% | 250 | 0.4 miles |
| Wyvern Primary School | 65% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 454 | 0.5 miles |
| Rushey Mead Primary School | 46% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 532 | 0.6 miles |
| Mellor Community Primary School | 59% | 5% | 20.2% | 578 | 0.7 miles |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.3% | 17.1% | 221 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 13.91%
- English as an additional language
- 62.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.65%
- Persistent absence
- 17.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sandfield Close Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Wyvern Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Rushey Mead Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Mellor Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Herrick Primary School ranks 84th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Herrick Primary School teach?
- Herrick Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Herrick Primary School?
- The headteacher of Herrick Primary School is Miss Sima Odedra, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Herrick Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Herrick Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Herrick Primary School?
- Herrick Primary School has 305 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Herrick Primary School full?
- Herrick Primary School has capacity for 440 pupils and 305 on roll (69%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Herrick Primary School a faith school?
- No. Herrick Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Herrick Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Herrick Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Herrick Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Herrick Primary School rank locally?
- Herrick Primary School ranked 44th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Herrick Primary School's absence rate?
- Herrick Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Herrick Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Herrick Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.