Humphrey Perkins School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–16 · Loughborough, Leicestershire
Humphrey Perkins School is a secondary school in Loughborough, Leicestershire for ages 11–16 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 April 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Cotes Road, Barrow-upon-Soar, Loughborough, LE12 8JU
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–16
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 863 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 April 2025
Strengths
- “Humphrey Perkins School has high expectations of what all pupils will achieve.”
- “It provides a challenging curriculum that is designed well to meet pupils’ aspirations.”
- “As a result, pupils receive an effective quality of education.”
To improve
- “Pupils’ positive pastoral experience is not matched by their academic outcomes in 2024.”
- “These improvements have not been in place for long enough to be reflected in the published data.”
- “However, this is sometimes not the case.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 May 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 54% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 48.6 | 46 |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 191 first-preference applications, 178 offers in total, 171 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Where pupils go after they leave
- 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Rawlins 1.1 mi Not judged
- Limehurst Academy 2.7 mi School remains Good
- Woodbrook Vale School 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire 3.7 mi School remains Good
- Charnwood College 3.8 mi Good
- Wreake Valley Academy 5.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Cedars Academy 5.0 mi School remains Good
- The Roundhill Academy 5.3 mi Requires improvement