We are a junior school situated in New Parks and New found pool in Leicester City. We have over 320 children and 10 Special needs children in our designated specialist provision. 

 IJS is a school and so much more than simply a school. We strive to recognise and develop the “whole child”, to allow them to be the best “me” they can be and to offer a helping hand when things get difficult. We believe that knowing our children and our community is key to our success. Through building good relationships, listening and caring we have created a scaffold that supports our learning environment. Barriers of deprivation and personal challenge are overcome and we celebrate high expectations and outcomes year after year. We believe all our children can achieve anything – and they do!

Our Key Stage 2 results have a history of success and excellence. Our results have been above the national standards in all subjects for many years and we are very proud of the progress our children make whilst at IJS. Our special educational needs children also make excellent progress during their time with us and enjoy a full and broad curriculum with all the support they need.

We offer a wide ranging progressive curriculum that is underpinned by the five IJS Learning Intentions: Reading, Resilience, Language, Opportunity and Values. Within these, each of our school subjects follow the IJS “Pathways”. It is a bespoke curriculum that we have designed for our learning in our school. Adaptions are made to support any children who need it so everyone can succeed.

Inglehurst Junior was rated as a good school in July 2013, with outstanding in leadership & management and behaviour and safety of pupils.

The school has a supportive Governing Body made up of parents, school staff and the broader community

A supportive team and friendly working environment, a fantastically resourced school, excellent training and CPD opportunities, a school with an ethos built on living together, learning together and laughing together. 

Further information about our great city can be found here

Here is a message from the current Mayor of Leicester City

Our Vision

At IJS, we are so much more than a school. We are the centre of our community: a place to learn, a place to feel safe, a place to find help, and a place to have fun. We ask all our children to be the best ‘me’ that they can be. We give our children whatever they need to succeed and no one is left behind. We work together, play together and laugh together. IJS is a school where eyes are opened to a world of hope, chance and opportunity, and children leave resilient, respectful and ready to thrive.​ 

Our Aims

At Inglehurst Junior School we believe that all children should be happy and valued as individuals who are empowered by education and gifted with values. We strive to develop curiosity and creativity in children to enable them to be successful, self-aware citizens who make positive contributions to the world in which they live.

READING

At Inglehurst Junior School, we recognise that learning to read is a fundamental right that should be fostered within all children. We understand that the ability to read will allow children to achieve their very highest potential at both school and work. The skills developed throughout reading pave the way for our children to flourish and this is something that we nurture within our broad and balanced curriculum.

LANGUAGE

We strongly believe that communication plays an essential role in all aspects of life and therefore we aim to provide our pupils with a vast vocabulary, in order that they have the sufficient tools to articulate and express themselves in all stages of their life. Our aspiration is that all children have the opportunity to progress to a high standard of oracy, enabling them to become confident, self-aware global citizens.

RESILIENCE

Within Inglehurst Junior School, we understand and embrace failure as being a part of learning. It is our intention to offer our children the opportunities to learn that failure is not a weakness but a chance to redefine personal success. Through teaching our children how to be resilient we are giving them transferable skills, characteristics and a vocabulary so they can tackle any new areas and challenges that may arise throughout life, giving them the skills to learn today for their future tomorrow.

VALUES

At Inglehurst Junior School, one of our core values is respect and we foster this for individuals, the school and the wider community through a caring and supportive learning environment. As our school population is reflective of modern Britain today, we celebrate diversity and develop tolerance, placing a strong emphasis on the formation of relationships. We strongly believe that the values of honesty, integrity, equality and empathy are fundamental to building these relationships.

OPPORTUNITIES

We offer our pupils an excellent range of activities in order to extend their interests and aspirations. Our broad and balanced curriculum is designed to challenge and inspire our pupils, both academically and creatively. We passionately believe that involvement in an extensive range of opportunities supports our pupils’ development and curiosity for the next stage of their education and future employment.