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Foxton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicestershire

Gallow Field Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7QZ

Website 01858545328

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.2%

9.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

94

Capacity used

Has space

90%

105 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

12 of 12 families who put it first got an offer

14

Places offered

70

Total applications

5.0

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1212● 100%
2nd preference211● 5%
3rd preference191● 5%
Later preferences (4th–5th)180● 0%
Total701420%

Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (1 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 converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Nicola Hancock
Address
Gallow Field Road, Foxton, Market Harborough, LE16 7QZ
Phone
01858545328
Local authority
Leicestershire
Ward / constituency
Lubenham · Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Area
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
151090

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals18%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
47% boys (44)53% girls (50)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST

94 pupils · 105 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 23

    28 February 2023

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 88 pupils

Attendance

95.2%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.8%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

9.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.1%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.3%

Absences the school didn't approve

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard80%
+18% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard80%
+5% vs England
Higher standard40%
+7% vs England
Average score108
+2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard87%
+15% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard87%
+13% vs England
Higher standard40%
+14% vs England
Average score109
+4 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard33%
+3% vs England
Average score107
+2 vs England

Science

Expected standard93%
+11% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)80%61%
Higher standard0%8%

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 Leicestershire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 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.