Sparkenhoe Community Primary School — School information

About the school

Sparkenhoe Community Primary School is an open primary school in Leicester.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.

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Latest inspection: 7 February 2023
Published: 28 March 2023
Inspection type: S5 Inspection
Latest outcome: Good

Previous inspection framework

These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.

Overall effectiveness

Good

Quality of education

Good

Behaviour and attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership and management

Good

Safeguarding

Yes

Early years

Good

Sixth form

Not applicable

Results and school context

Key Stage 2 results

62 pupils

Combined attainment

Reading, writing and maths expected standard

School: 68%
Leicester: 60%
England: 62%

Reading, writing and maths higher standard

School: 7%
Leicester: 5%
England: 8%

Subject attainment

Reading expected standard

School: 79%
Leicester: 73%
England: 75%

Writing expected standard

School: 73%
Leicester: 70%
England: 72%

Maths expected standard

School: 84%
Leicester: 74%
England: 74%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected

School: 82%
Leicester: 74%
England: 73%

Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher

School: 38%
Leicester: 34%
England: 30%

Science expected standard

School: 80%
Leicester: 78%
England: 82%

Scaled scores

Reading average scaled score

School: 106
Leicester: 105
England: 106

Maths average scaled score

School: 106
Leicester: 105
England: 105

Grammar average scaled score

School: 107
Leicester: 106
England: 105

Pupil context and attendance

DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.

Pupils on roll

467

Girls

48.82%

Boys

51.18%

SEN support

12.21%

Education, health and care plan

4.93%

English as an additional language

91.00%

Eligible for free school meals in the past six years

25.42%

Overall absence

7.04

Persistent absence

22.94