Inglehurst Infant School, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Overall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Inglehurst Infant School excels at creating a safe, nurturing environment where your child will feel cared for and supported. The early years provision is particularly strong, ensuring children develop language and early reading skills confidently. The school uses practical, well-planned teaching methods and provides excellent support for children with additional needs through specialized facilities and trained staff.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with children making excellent progress in language, reading and writing
- Well-structured teaching in reading and mathematics with clear modelling and practical resources
- Excellent safeguarding culture where pupils feel safe and staff prioritize child wellbeing
- Effective support for pupils with additional needs through specialized provisions like 'the Nest' and sensory rooms
- Positive school culture with good behaviour, calm environment and strong pupil-staff relationships
Areas for Improvement
- Phonics outcomes remain below the national average despite improvements
- Inconsistent follow-up on identified gaps in foundational knowledge, particularly in writing across non-English subjects
- Some pupils need more practice with blending sounds in reading
- Persistent absence remains higher than leaders would like for some pupils
- Teachers in wider curriculum subjects do not check and build pupils' knowledge as carefully as in English
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils are made safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
School clubs, visits, performances, school council
Inglehurst Infant School provides education that meets expected standards across most areas. The school has made significant improvements since the previous inspection, particularly in early years where children now make very positive progress.
At a Glance
27.3%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
24.0
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
76%
Available places
228 pupils
300 capacity
72 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
Admissions Demand - Leicester
Places available
4,828
Applications
3,739
Got 1st preference
96.1%
Got preferred school
99.0%
Primary admissions across Leicester (2025/26)
Inspection History(102)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.82885%
Overall absence
12.10191%
Persistent absence
157
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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