Foxfields Academy
Hospital Lane, Blaby, LE8 4FE
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Ashley Caress
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sponsor
- Community Inclusive Trust
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 105
- URN
- 148029
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01163440343
About this school
Foxfields Academy is a special academy in Blaby. It teaches children aged 4 to 16 and has 105 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Foxfields 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- 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 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 25% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 8% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 8% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 100.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 96.0 | - |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 2 | 5 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Foxfields 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 | 15.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 18.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 59 |
| 2023/24 | 89 |
| 2024/25 | 98 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 55.1%
- English as an additional language
- 2%
- Overall absence
- 18.93%
- Persistent absence
- 38.46%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Wigston Birkett House Community Special School1.8 miles
Academies · Leics
-
The Goldhill Learning Foundation2.3 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Brooke House Day School2.3 miles
Independent schools · Leicester
-
Ellesmere College3.0 miles
Special schools · Leicester
-
Millgate School3.1 miles
Academies · Leicester
Common questions
- What ages does Foxfields Academy teach?
- Foxfields Academy teaches children aged 4 to 16. It is a special school in Blaby.
- Who is the headteacher of Foxfields Academy?
- The headteacher of Foxfields Academy is Mr Ashley Caress, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Foxfields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Foxfields 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 Foxfields Academy?
- Foxfields Academy has 105 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 16.
- Is Foxfields Academy full?
- Foxfields Academy has capacity for 100 pupils and 105 on roll (105%), 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 Foxfields Academy a faith school?
- No. Foxfields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Foxfields Academy a selective school?
- No. Foxfields Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Foxfields Academy part of an academy trust?
- Foxfields Academy is part of COMMUNITY INCLUSIVE TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Foxfields Academy's absence rate?
- Foxfields Academy's overall absence rate is 18.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Foxfields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Foxfields 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 10 July 2026.