Farndon Fields Primary SchoolMarket Harborough Church of England Academy

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Market Harborough.

Summary of the comparison

Farndon Fields Primary School and Market Harborough Church of England Academy are primary schools in Market Harborough.

  • Farndon Fields Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Market Harborough Church of England Academy scores 62 out of 100 (grade C, average). Farndon Fields Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Farndon Fields Primary School was judged Good and Market Harborough Church of England Academy was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 47.0% for Farndon Fields Primary School and 75.0% for Market Harborough Church of England Academy.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Farndon Fields Primary School (81.0% in 2022-23, 47.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Market Harborough Church of England Academy (64.0% in 2022-23, 75.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Farndon Fields Primary School versus Market Harborough Church of England Academy compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure Market HarboroughFarndon Fields Primary SchoolMarket HarboroughMarket Harborough Church of England AcademyEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC68/100Stronger figureC62/100
Local ranking39th of 225 in Leicestershire Stronger figure83rd of 225 in Leicestershire
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range2-11 5-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll376 396
Capacity420 415
LocationMarket Harborough, LE16 9JH Market Harborough, LE16 9QH
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard47.0% 75.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 7.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 109.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census376 396
Free school meals (ever 6)14.1% 14.1%
English as an additional language8.0% 7.3%
SEN support12.8% 8.6%
SEN with an EHC plan3.2% 2.3%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% 3.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.4% 5.1% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Farndon Fields Primary School

Market Harborough Church of England Academy

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