The Pochin School
School Lane, Barkby, Leicester, LE7 3QL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Miss Melanie Evans
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 138838
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162692078
About this school
The Pochin School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected The Pochin School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 68% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 5% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 79% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 79% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 100% | 89% | 95% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.80 | - | - |
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 The Pochin 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 78% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 133 |
| 2023/24 | 136 |
| 2024/25 | 137 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How The Pochin School compares
The Pochin School ranked 70th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 2.7% | 6.6% | 160 | — |
| The Merton Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 11.1% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| Eastfield Primary School | 51% | 5% | 16.4% | 335 | 1.2 miles |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5% | 15.4% | 232 | 1.4 miles |
| Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School | 67% | 5.1% | 25.1% | 454 | 1.5 miles |
| Church Hill Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.5% | 167 | 1.5 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)
- 6.57%
- English as an additional language
- 19%
- Overall absence
- 2.67%
- Persistent absence
- 3.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Merton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Eastfield Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Infant School1.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
The Pochin School ranks 42nd 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 ages does The Pochin School teach?
- The Pochin School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of The Pochin School?
- The headteacher of The Pochin School is Miss Melanie Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has The Pochin School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Pochin 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 many pupils are at The Pochin School?
- The Pochin School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is The Pochin School full?
- The Pochin School has capacity for 140 pupils and 160 on roll (114%), so it is at or above 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 The Pochin School a faith school?
- No. The Pochin School has no designated religious character.
- Does The Pochin School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records The Pochin School as having no nursery classes.
- Is The Pochin School part of an academy trust?
- The Pochin School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have The Pochin School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does The Pochin School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- The Pochin School ranked 70th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is The Pochin School's absence rate?
- The Pochin School's overall absence rate is 2.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Pochin School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Pochin 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 1 July 2026.