Humberstone Junior School
Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Annemarie Williams
- Sponsor
- Odyssey Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 353
- URN
- 139983
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162767248
About this school
Humberstone Junior School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 353 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- 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 | 87 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 70% | 81% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 20% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 86% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 78% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 90% | 88% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
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 Humberstone Junior 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 | 78% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 81% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 352 |
| 2023/24 | 358 |
| 2024/25 | 357 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Humberstone Junior School compares
Humberstone Junior School ranked 5th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 81% | 5.3% | 26.1% | 353 | — |
| Humberstone Infant Academy | — | 5.2% | 18.4% | 249 | 0.0 miles |
| Falcons Primary School | 63% | 6.1% | 20.5% | 293 | 0.2 miles |
| St Josephs Catholic Academy | 53% | 4.9% | 24.8% | 213 | 0.7 miles |
| Merrydale Junior School | 67% | 5.6% | 32.3% | 354 | 0.8 miles |
| Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy | 76% | 5.5% | 29.6% | 437 | 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.
Inspection history
- 31 October 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report5 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.05%
- English as an additional language
- 32.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.34%
- Persistent absence
- 14.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Humberstone Infant Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Falcons Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Josephs Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Merrydale Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Humberstone Junior School ranks 15th 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 Humberstone Junior School teach?
- Humberstone Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Humberstone Junior School?
- The headteacher of Humberstone Junior School is Annemarie Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Humberstone Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Humberstone Junior 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 Humberstone Junior School?
- Humberstone Junior School has 353 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Humberstone Junior School full?
- Humberstone Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 353 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Humberstone Junior School a faith school?
- No. Humberstone Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Humberstone Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Humberstone Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Humberstone Junior School?
- Humberstone Junior School is part of ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Humberstone Junior 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 81% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Humberstone Junior School rank locally?
- Humberstone Junior School ranked 5th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 89% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Humberstone Junior School's absence rate?
- Humberstone Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Humberstone Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Humberstone Junior 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.