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Education in Harborough

District

The south of the East Midlands. 106,577 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 593 square kilometres.

2 layers about education for Harborough, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source.

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Schools by council

Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Under 25250 or more

Harborough had 50 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Number of schools

CouncilGreat Britain only
50
Worked out by Open Index · 2026

Harborough had 50 open schools in 2026, from nurseries to sixth form colleges.

Worked out by Open Index from the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government.

Number of schools: Harborough among every council350 areas from 1 to 510. The middle area is 68. Harborough is 50.

Schools

Exact pointGreat Britain only

Published as points, so there is no single figure for Harborough. The map shows each one.

Schools in Harborough

Harborough has 50 open schools: 36 primary, 6 secondary, 5 special and 3 independent.

Outstanding
1
Good
10
Requires improvement
2
Inadequate
0

13 of the 41 schools in Ofsted's file have an overall grade from a graded inspection between January 2020 and July 2024.

6 schools have a report card from the renewed framework (from November 2025), which gives no overall grade.

5 schools had a graded inspection from September 2024, when Ofsted stopped giving an overall grade.

Ofsted says grades from different frameworks can't be compared, and an old grade may not describe a school today. Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.

Schools rated Outstanding in Harborough

1 school had Outstanding as the overall grade at their latest graded inspection, which is the date given. A later ungraded inspection, shown in the table, may say more.

Kibworth Church of England Primary School (November 2023).

Primary (36)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS2 2024/25)
Arnesby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1141Requires improvement (overall), September 2023
Billesdon Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1188Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade44% met KS2 standard
Bringhurst Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11157School remains Good, November 202288% met KS2 standard
Church Langton Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11207Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met82% met KS2 standard
Claybrooke Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1164Good (overall), November 202373% met KS2 standard
Dunton Bassett Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1154Good (overall), July 202450% met KS2 standard
Farndon Fields Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11410School remains Good, May 202347% met KS2 standard
Fernvale Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11331Standards maintained, November 202439% met KS2 standard
Fleckney Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 11435Good (overall), February 202451% met KS2 standard
Foxton Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1194School remains Good, February 202380% met KS2 standard
Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11219Standards maintained, December 2024Good (overall), January 202069% met KS2 standard
Great Bowden Academy, A Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11137Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade60% met KS2 standard
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school2 to 11321Good (overall), May 202360% met KS2 standard
Hallaton Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school4 to 1146Requires improvement (overall), July 202353% met KS2 standard
Hallbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11189Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met67% met KS2 standard
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11203School remains Good, October 202264% met KS2 standard
Husbands Bosworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter5 to 1193Standards maintained, January 202557% met KS2 standard
John Wycliffe Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11315Good (overall), April 202346% met KS2 standard
Kibworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11596Outstanding (overall), November 202377% met KS2 standard
Little Bowden SchoolCommunity school5 to 11368Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade68% met KS2 standard
Lubenham All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 11106School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, February 202390% met KS2 standard
Market Harborough Church of England AcademyAcademy converter5 to 11392Standards maintained, January 202575% met KS2 standard
Meadowdale Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11389School remains Good, March 202457% met KS2 standard
Old Mill Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11367Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met73% met KS2 standard
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton AstleyVoluntary controlled school4 to 11192School remains Good, July 202464% met KS2 standard
Ridgeway Primary AcademyAcademy converter3 to 11234Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met59% met KS2 standard
Sherrier Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11414School remains Good, July 202373% met KS2 standard
South Kilworth Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter3 to 1170Good (overall), June 202380% met KS2 standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, North KilworthAcademy converter3 to 11107Standards maintained, March 202564% met KS2 standard
St Joseph's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter4 to 11190Standards maintained, March 202570% met KS2 standard
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, BitteswellAcademy converter4 to 11104Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade56% met KS2 standard
Swinford Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11101Standards maintained, March 202544% met KS2 standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 11203Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met71% met KS2 standard
Tugby Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1150Standards maintained, June 2025Good (overall), January 2020100% met KS2 standard
Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy converter4 to 1199Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met57% met KS2 standard
Wellington Place Primary SchoolFree schools4 to 1152No outcome in Ofsted's file

Secondary (6)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspectionResults (KS4 2025/26)
Kibworth Mead AcademyAcademy converter11 to 16852Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 46.9
Lutterworth CollegeAcademy converter11 to 191,580School remains Good, January 2023Attainment 8: 48.0
Lutterworth High SchoolAcademy converter11 to 16849Good (overall), February 2024Attainment 8: 51.0
The Robert Smyth AcademyAcademy converter11 to 191,349School remains Good, November 2022Attainment 8: 55.1
Thomas Estley Community CollegeAcademy converter11 to 16883Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall gradeAttainment 8: 40.9
Welland Park AcademyAcademy converter11 to 161,014Standards maintained, February 2025Attainment 8: 52.3

Special (5)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Henry David Learning Woodfield SchoolOther independent special school7 to 1935No outcome in Ofsted's file
Lodge Farm EducationOther independent special school11 to 1712No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Divergent School HarboroughOther independent special school11 to 168No outcome in Ofsted's file
The Lady Byron SchoolOther independent special school5 to 1727No outcome in Ofsted's file
White Stacks Outdoor Learning CentreOther independent special school8 to 19No outcome in Ofsted's file

Independent (3)

SchoolTypeAgesPupilsLatest Ofsted inspection
Brooke House CollegeOther independent school11 to 1986Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
Leicester Grammar School TrustOther independent school3 to 191,265Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
LGS StoneygateOther independent school3 to 16236Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file

Ofsted inspects state-funded schools; independent schools and colleges are inspected separately and show no outcome here.

Source: Get Information About Schools (Department for Education), edubasealldata20261015.csv; Ofsted, latest inspections as at 30 September 2026.