Humberstone Infant Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Mixed · Leicester
Main Street, Leicester, LE5 1AE
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
94.8%
13.1% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
249
Capacity used
Nearly full92%
270 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
69 of 69 families who put it first got an offer
70
Places offered
136
Total applications
1.9
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 69 | 69 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 36 | 1 | ● 3% |
| 3rd preference | 19 | 0 | ● 0% |
| 4th preference | 12 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 136 | 70 | 51% |
1st preference success by year
Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. 9 applications came from outside the council area (2 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Annemarie Williams
- Address
- Main Street, Humberstone, Leicester, LE5 1AE
- Phone
- 01162767648
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward / constituency
- Humberstone & Hamilton · Leicester East
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 142631
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 31% | — | — |
| SEN support | 14% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: ODYSSEY EDUCATIONAL TRUST
249 pupils · 270 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
12 June 2024
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 175 pupils
Attendance
94.8%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
5.2%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.1%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.5%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.