Humphrey Perkins School, Loughborough
Humphrey Perkins School is a secondary school for pupils aged 11 to 16 in Loughborough, part of Lionheart Educational Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in March 2020. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in April 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2026 GCSE results were the 6th-highest of the 8 schools in Loughborough with published results, and 1,734th of 3,298 across England. It was 94% full in 2025.
- GCSE results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2020)
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
- Attendance
- In line with England
- Progress (2024)
- Well below average
Year 7 offers for September 2027: Monday 1 March 2027
Applications closed on 31 October. Late applications are still accepted but considered after on-time ones.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Humphrey Perkins School in detail
Results
In 2026, pupils at Humphrey Perkins School averaged an Attainment 8 score of 45.5, the average grade across their best eight GCSEs. The average state school scored 46.8 in Leicestershire and 47 across England.
41% passed English and maths at grade 5 or above, against 47% in Leicestershire and 47% in England.
That is down from 48.6 in 2025.
Its most recent Progress 8 score, for 2024, was -0.55: pupils made well below average progress compared with pupils nationally who started secondary school at the same level. Progress 8 was not published for 2026.
Disadvantaged pupils averaged an Attainment 8 of 30.9, against 48.5 for other pupils at the school - a gap of 17.6 points.
Pupils sat GCSEs in 23 subjects; after English and maths, the most popular were Combined Science, Geography and French.
Getting a place at Humphrey Perkins School
For September 2026 entry, 191 families put Humphrey Perkins School as their first choice and 402 named it as one of their preferences, for 178 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 20 families who put it first were not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Humphrey Perkins School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state secondary schools to Humphrey Perkins School are Rawlins (1.1 miles, Good, Attainment 8 44); Limehurst Academy (2.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 46.4); Woodbrook Vale School (2.8 miles, Good, Attainment 8 50.4); and De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire (3.7 miles, Good, Attainment 8 57.5).
Humphrey Perkins School's 2026 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
RawlinsLimehurst AcademyWoodbrook Vale SchoolDe Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
The trust
Humphrey Perkins School is one of 17 schools run by Lionheart Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's secondary schools, pupils averaged an Attainment 8 score of 48.5 in 2024/25.
What parents say
158 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Humphrey Perkins School (as of September 2025): 61% would recommend the school, 72% say their child is happy there and 48% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that they are kept well informed about progress (78%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (48%).
Where pupils go next
Of the 164 pupils who finished Year 11 in 2023/24, 84% stayed in education or training for at least two terms, including 75% to a further education college, 2% to an apprenticeship and 2% into work.
Who goes there
1.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Barrow upon Soar Rail Station, about 830 metres away (roughly a 10-minute walk).
2 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beaumont Road (adjacent), 360 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Humphrey Perkins School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Humphrey Perkins School issued 281 suspensions, 33.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 3 permanent exclusions.
Primary schools nearby
The primary schools closest to Humphrey Perkins School are Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School (0.3 miles) and St Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School (1.5 miles). Admission does not depend on which primary a child attends unless the school's policy names feeder schools.
Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary SchoolSt Bartholomew's Church of England Primary School
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; DfE destination measures; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from March 2020, 6 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's April 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
Humphrey Perkins School excels at providing a challenging curriculum alongside numerous enriching experiences that build pupil confidence and inspire their future aspirations. The school creates a calm, orderly environment where pupils enjoy learning and benefit from strong pastoral support. Teachers are implementing new strategies to improve understanding, and the school provides excellent targeted help for pupils who need additional support.
Key Strengths
- Well-designed ambitious curriculum with topics that build clearly on one another
- Strong support for pupils with SEND and weaker readers through targeted interventions
- Excellent enrichment opportunities including international trips, performing arts, Duke of Edinburgh's Award and careers guidance
- Warm relationships between pupils and staff with clear routines creating a calm, purposeful learning environment
- Recent improvements to teaching quality, including better checking of understanding in written work
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers do not consistently check pupil learning and adapt lessons to address gaps in knowledge and understanding
- Personal development programme is not consistently embedded, with some pupils lacking understanding of British values and respect for peers
- Some temporary staff do not apply behaviour policy consistently, resulting in disruption to learning in some lessons
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created an open, positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
School musical with British Sign Language interpretation, orchestral performances at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, visits to Poland Austria and Iceland, mentoring, Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Lionheart Speaks, Lionheart Games, Lionheart Battle of the Bands, work experience, university visits, sustainability workshops
Humphrey Perkins School provides a challenging curriculum with high expectations and has implemented effective changes to teaching and learning. The school maintains a calm, orderly atmosphere where pupils enjoy their learning and have access to numerous enriching experiences.
About
The Humphrey Perkins School is a secondary school with academy status which was founded in 1717 in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, in England.
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At a Glance
18.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
158 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Secondary Performance (GCSE)
Academic year 2025/26GCSE Results
2025/26 academic year
Progress 8 has declined from -0.30 to -0.55 (2023 to 2024). Attainment 8 has declined from 46.6 to 45.5 (2023 to 2026). GCSE English & Maths 5+ has declined from 46% to 41% (2023 to 2026).
Performance by Group
| Group | Progress 8 | Attainment 8 | Eng+Maths 5+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| All pupils | - | 45.5 | 40.9% |
| Disadvantaged(27) | - | 30.9 | 11.1% |
| Not known to be disadvantaged(132) | - | 48.5 | 47% |
| Boys(86) | - | 43.1 | 38.4% |
| Girls(73) | - | 48.3 | 43.8% |
Show more breakdowns (1)
| Non mobile(152) | - | 46.2 | 42.1% |
2025/26 academic year - DfE performance tables data
GCSE Subjects Offered
+ 3 more subjects
2025/26 academic year - entries by number of pupils
After GCSEs - Leaver Destinations
After GCSEs (Year 11) - 164 students
2023/24 data
Exclusions & Suspensions
3
Permanent exclusions
0.36%
Exclusion rate
281
Suspensions
33.29%
Suspension rate
69 pupils received one or more suspensions out of 844 pupils
2024/25 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby secondary schools
Keep up with Humphrey Perkins School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Humphrey Perkins School, with their latest published grades:
- Barrow Pre-School Playgroup - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted, 8 June 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Lime Tree Barrow Ltd - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted report card, 13 January 2026: Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 3 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Hanford Sports Clubs and Camps Ltd - Day nursery, 0.3 milesOfsted report card, 28 July 2026: Expected standard in 4 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Lime Tree Quorn - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted, 4 April 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Quorn Nursery School - Day nursery, 1.1 milesOfsted, 12 December 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Train Stations
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Humphrey Perkins School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Humphrey Perkins School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 6
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Humphrey Perkins School
Will you get a place at Humphrey Perkins School?
For 2026 entry it had 191 first choices for 178 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
94%
Near capacity
842 pupils
900 places
58 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,516
Applications
7,490
Got 1st preference
90.2%
Got preferred school
98.1%
All secondary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Group 5 Barrow Secondary planning area (Leicestershire) will have 28 spare secondary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 22 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
146
SEN Support
35
EHC Plans
21.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
863
Total Pupils
426
Boys
437
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
46
Teachers
18.8:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,176
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,587
Per pupil
£5809k
Total funding
£156k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.6%
Overall absence
21.0%
Persistent absence
873
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Feeder Primary Schools
Primary schools that likely feed into this school, based on proximity
Humphrey Perkins School
Questions parents ask about Humphrey Perkins School
What are GCSE results like at Humphrey Perkins School?
In the 2026 results, pupils at Humphrey Perkins School achieved an Attainment 8 score of 45.5. 41% passed GCSE English and maths at grade 5 or above.
What is Humphrey Perkins School's Ofsted rating?
Humphrey Perkins School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in April 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in March 2020, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Humphrey Perkins School?
Humphrey Perkins School was not full in 2025: it ran at 94% of its 900 places.
How big are the classes at Humphrey Perkins School?
Classes at Humphrey Perkins School average 27.5 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Humphrey Perkins School?
Humphrey Perkins School has around 863 pupils on roll. 18% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Humphrey Perkins School?
7.6% of sessions were missed at Humphrey Perkins School in 2024/25. 21% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Humphrey Perkins School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 6 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 5 slight. The typical figure for schools in Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Humphrey Perkins School?
Humphrey Perkins School is at Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 8JU.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)