Humberstone Junior School
Primary schoolHumberstone Junior School is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 7 to 11. It had 353 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Outstanding (overall), October 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 31 October 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Outstanding
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Humberstone Junior School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 105 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Humberstone Infant AcademyPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 202410 m
- Falcons Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)350 m
- Gateway Sixth Form CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file600 m
- Avanti Fields SchoolAll-through. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 54.2 (2025/26, provisional)640 m
- St Joseph's Catholic AcademyPrimary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 53% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Keyham Lodge SchoolSpecial. Standards maintained, November 20241.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).