Market Harborough Church of England Academy
Fairfield Road, Market Harborough, LE16 9QH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Emmaline Tayler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Sponsor
- Learn Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 415
- Pupils on roll
- 392
- URN
- 141151
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01858464112
About this school
Market Harborough Church of England Academy is a Church of England primary academy in Market Harborough. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 392 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Market Harborough Church of England Academy, 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 8 January 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 59 | 53 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 72% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 4% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 93% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 83% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 76% | 83% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.80 | - | - |
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 Market Harborough Church of England Academy 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 | 64% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 72% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 370 |
| 2023/24 | 388 |
| 2024/25 | 396 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Market Harborough Church of England Academy compares
Market Harborough Church of England Academy ranked 46th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 14.1% | 392 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 70% | 3.9% | 13.8% | 190 | 0.2 miles |
| Ridgeway Primary Academy | 59% | 5.3% | 12.3% | 234 | 0.7 miles |
| Little Bowden School | 68% | 4.5% | 11.7% | 368 | 0.8 miles |
| Wellington Place Primary School | — | — | 0% | 52 | 0.9 miles |
| Farndon Fields Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 14.1% | 410 | 1.0 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)
- 14.14%
- English as an additional language
- 7.3%
- Overall absence
- 3.27%
- Persistent absence
- 5.13%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.2 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
Ridgeway Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
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Little Bowden School0.8 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
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Wellington Place Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
-
Farndon Fields Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Market Harborough
Other schools in Market Harborough
Market Harborough Church of England Academy ranks 5th of the 15 ranked primary schools in Market Harborough.
- Bringhurst Primary School Primary
- Church Langton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Clipston Endowed Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Cottingham Church of England Primary School Primary
- Farndon Fields Primary School Primary
- Foxton Primary School Primary
- Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hallaton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Bowden School Primary
- Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Meadowdale Primary School Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Market Harborough Church of England Academy teach?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Market Harborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Market Harborough Church of England Academy?
- The headteacher of Market Harborough Church of England Academy is Co Headteacher Emmaline Tayler, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Market Harborough Church of England Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Market Harborough Church of England Academy, 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 Market Harborough Church of England Academy?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy has 392 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Market Harborough Church of England Academy full?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy has capacity for 415 pupils and 392 on roll (94%), 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 Market Harborough Church of England Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Market Harborough Church of England Academy is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Market Harborough Church of England Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Market Harborough Church of England Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Is Market Harborough Church of England Academy part of an academy trust?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy is part of LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Market Harborough Church of England Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Market Harborough Church of England Academy compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy ranked 46th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Market Harborough Church of England Academy's absence rate?
- Market Harborough Church of England Academy's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Market Harborough Church of England Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Market Harborough Church of England Academy'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.