Humberstone Infant Academy
Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Annemarie Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Odyssey Educational Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 249
- URN
- 142631
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Telephone
- 01162767648
About this school
Humberstone Infant Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 249 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Humberstone Infant Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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 12 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. 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.
Trends over time
How Humberstone Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 306 |
| 2023/24 | 280 |
| 2024/25 | 269 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Humberstone Infant Academy compares
Its absence rate was lower than 56% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.2% | 18.4% | 249 | — |
| Humberstone Junior School | 81% | 5.3% | 26.1% | 353 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.37%
- English as an additional language
- 31.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.19%
- Persistent absence
- 13.14%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Humberstone Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Falcons Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
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St Josephs Catholic Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Merrydale Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other 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 Humberstone Infant Academy teach?
- Humberstone Infant Academy teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Humberstone Infant Academy?
- The headteacher of Humberstone Infant Academy is Annemarie Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Humberstone Infant Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Humberstone Infant 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 Humberstone Infant Academy?
- Humberstone Infant Academy has 249 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Humberstone Infant Academy full?
- Humberstone Infant Academy has capacity for 270 pupils and 249 on roll (92%), 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 Humberstone Infant Academy a faith school?
- No. Humberstone Infant Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Humberstone Infant Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Humberstone Infant Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Humberstone Infant Academy part of an academy trust?
- Humberstone Infant Academy 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.
- What is Humberstone Infant Academy's absence rate?
- Humberstone Infant Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Humberstone Infant Academy publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Humberstone Infant Academy. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 2 July 2026.