Herrick Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Leicester
Herrick Primary School is a primary school in Leicester for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 22 May 2024. Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Lockerbie Avenue, Rushey Mead, Leicester, LE4 7NJ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 305 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 22 May 2024
Strengths
- “Herrick Primary School is a friendly and inclusive school.”
- “The school is ambitious for its pupils.”
- “It lives out its motto: ‘To give each and everyone a chance’.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not ensure that pupils’ learning is checked closely enough in all subjects during their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 58% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 14 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 14 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Leicester published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Sandfield Close Primary School 0.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Wyvern Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rushey Mead Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mellor Community Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- North Mead Primary Academy 0.9 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi Some aspects not as strong Last distance published
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy 1.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published