Gallow Field Road, Foxton, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7QZ
10 reasons to choose Foxton Primary School
Top line
Foxton Primary School has a Schoolsmith Score® of 67. It is one of the best state primary schools in Market Harborough and one of the 3 best independent or state primaries within 7 miles.
School fundamentals
Foxton Primary School is a state primary school for boys and girls (50%/50%) between the ages of 4 and 11 years. It is an academy converter. The school is one of the 12 members of Symphony Learning Trust. The school was also rated as Good by Ofsted in its last (2023) inspection.
Average class size
Foxton Primary School has four mixed-age classes and an average class size of 24 pupils.
Exam results
Average Year 6 SATS results from 2016-19 and 2022 show that Foxton Primary School achieves above average attainment results. By the same measure, progress scores have been variable around the national average, possibly reflecting different cohorts’ ability profiles.
The Foxton Primary School curriculum
School curriculum also includes PSHE, French. There is topic-based and thematic teaching for some foundation subjects. British Council’s International School Award for international learning activities. The school offers each child a handful of extra-curricular academic activities or hobby clubs.
More on the curriculum
There are regular educational trips for all year groups, visiting speakers and residential trips for Years 3&4 and 5&6.
Specialist teaching
Most lessons are taught by the class teacher with some peripatetic and specialist teaching.
Sport at Foxton Primary School
School offers between 10 and 15 different sports over the course of the year. Representative teams in some sports from Year 3.
The Arts at Foxton Primary School
Art and music are taught as discrete subjects to all pupils. DT, drama, dance integrated into other subjects. Choir. There are some extra-curricular creative and performing arts clubs.
Wraparound care
School hours are from 8.55am to 3.15pm. Breakfast club from 7.30am and after school clubs may extend the day to 4.15pm.
Find another school near Foxton Primary School
LGS Stoneygate, Prep and Pre-Prep (6.7 miles); Leicester Grammar Junior School (7.8 miles).
Church Langton Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles); Bringhurst Primary School (11.5 miles); Badgerbrook Primary School (12.9 miles).
Leicester Grammar School (7.8 miles); Leicester High School for Girls (11.1 miles); St Crispin’s Grammar School (12.3 miles).
Welland Park Academy (3.4 miles); Beauchamp College (9.7 miles); Gartree High School Oadby (9.8 miles).