Inglehurst Infant School
Ingle Street, Leicester, LE3 9FS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kerry Pochin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Attenborough Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 300
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 150026
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Telephone
- 01162622479
About this school
Inglehurst Infant School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 228 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Inglehurst Infant 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
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
- Inadequate
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Inadequate
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Inglehurst Infant School (URN 120015).
Trends over time
How Inglehurst Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 256 |
| 2024/25 | 259 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Inglehurst Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 32% | 228 | — |
| Inglehurst Junior School | 56% | 3.5% | 43.6% | 308 | 0.0 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 0.4 miles |
| Parks Primary School | 85% | 5.4% | 41.2% | 453 | 0.5 miles |
| Stokes Wood Primary School | 64% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 429 | 0.5 miles |
| Fosse Mead Primary Academy | 58% | 5.8% | 39.7% | 433 | 0.5 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)
- 31.96%
- English as an additional language
- 43.6%
- Overall absence
- 4.83%
- Persistent absence
- 12.1%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Inglehurst Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Parks Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Stokes Wood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fosse Mead Primary Academy0.5 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 Inglehurst Infant School teach?
- Inglehurst Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Inglehurst Infant School?
- The headteacher of Inglehurst Infant School is Ms Kerry Pochin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Inglehurst Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Inglehurst Infant 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 Inglehurst Infant School?
- Inglehurst Infant School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Inglehurst Infant School full?
- Inglehurst Infant School has capacity for 300 pupils and 228 on roll (76%), 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 Inglehurst Infant School a faith school?
- No. Inglehurst Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Inglehurst Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Inglehurst Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Is Inglehurst Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Inglehurst Infant School is part of ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Inglehurst Infant School's absence rate?
- Inglehurst Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Inglehurst Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Inglehurst Infant School. 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 3 July 2026.