Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

Academy converter · Primary school · Leicester, Leicester
LE2 0TD
Composite score
52.4

School overview

Sparkenhoe Community Primary School is a primary school serving Leicester, Leicester, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. It has 467 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 'Good'. 68% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 7.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 43% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Given the recent dip in results, it may be worth asking the school what is behind the change and what is being done in response. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#6,415
National rank
#492
In East Midlands
#19
In Leicester
Top 43%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
68%
% achieving higher RWM
7%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
Maths progress

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes
Early years provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 467 % FSM ever-6 25.4% % EAL 91.0% Age range 3–11 Gender Mixed

Location

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