- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
73 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.4%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 453
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.5
Primary schools in Leicester
All 108 primary schools in Leicester. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
81 first choices, 82 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 718
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results below the Leicester average, low absence.
94 first choices, 89 offers made
Met the standard at 1154%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 645
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.8
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Leicester average.
Met the standard at 1181%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.3%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 353
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
34 first choices, 35 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 274
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
48 first choices, 49 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Hindu
- Has a nursery
Results well above the England average.
213 first choices, 185 offers made
Attainment 8 at 1654.2
England 46.2
- Days missed
- 5.3%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 1,236
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
34 first choices, 36 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 370
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.5
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
74 first choices, 75 offers made
Met the standard at 1171%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 573
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
25 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 221
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.3
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results above the Leicester average, low absence.
42 first choices, 47 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 410
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
- Ofsted:Good
- Hindu
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
43 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 414
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
65 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1176%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.5%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 437
- Pupils per teacher
- 28.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
57 first choices, 58 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.9%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 600
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.0
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
- Has a nursery
Results above the Leicester average.
23 first choices, 23 offers made
Met the standard at 1166%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.3%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 310
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
58 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 761
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Leicester average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1172%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 447
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results close to the Leicester average, low absence.
Met the standard at 1162%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 489
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results close to the Leicester average.
24 first choices, 24 offers made
Met the standard at 1161%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.2%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 360
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicester average.
77 first choices, 78 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 687
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results above the Leicester average.
60 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1167%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.1%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 454
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.2
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results above the Leicester average.
49 first choices, 48 offers made
Met the standard at 1165%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.6%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 352
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.4
- Ofsted:Good
- Sikh
Results above the Leicester average.
42 first choices, 46 offers made
Met the standard at 1163%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 6.1%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 293
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.3
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results above the Leicester average.
37 first choices, 37 offers made
Met the standard at 1164%
Leicester 60%England 62%
- Days missed
- 5.9%Leicester 6.0%
- Pupils
- 429
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
- Primary schools108including 10 special
- Met the standard at 1160.0%
- Good or Outstanding92%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools25 of 1086 Catholic, 6 Church of England
- With a nursery class74take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals26.3%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Leicester's primary schools spread out
Each dot is one school. Hover over a dot to see which school it is.
Met the expected standard at 11
Share of Year 6 pupils reaching the expected level in reading, writing and maths.
Days missed
Share of school sessions pupils missed, for any reason. Lower is better.
Ofsted grades in Leicester
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 45 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 3 of 63
- Good: 55 of 63
- Requires improvement: 5 of 63
- Inadequate: 0 of 63
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Leicester
Some are faith schools.
25 of the 108 primary schools in Leicester have a religious character. When they're full, they can put families of their faith first, so check each school's rules.
Show schools with no religious characterA nursery place isn't a Reception place.
74 schools take children from age 2 or 3. You still need to apply for Reception, even if your child is already in the school's nursery.
Show schools with a nurseryApply by 15 January.
Apply to your council for a Reception place starting in September. Offers come out on 16 April.
Check how old the Ofsted grade is.
Some grades are many years old. Each school's page shows the date of its last inspection and what's changed since.
Show Good or Outstanding
About these schools
Primary schools in Leicester, explained
There are 108 primary schools in Leicester, teaching 38,983 children. 40 are run by the council and 49 are academies or free schools. Among them are 10 special and 15 independent schools.
92% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 3 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
60.0% of pupils in Leicester met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 88%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
26.3% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £8,118 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 17.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Leicester?
There are 108 primary schools in Leicester, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Leicester?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Leicester on Eduscope are Parks Primary School, Abbey Mead Primary Academy and Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy. We rank each state school against schools of the same phase across England on its Ofsted inspection, results and attendance.
How many Ofsted Outstanding primary schools are in Leicester?
Leicester has 3 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 55 are rated Good, meaning 92% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Leicester ranked on Eduscope?
Each state school gets a rank score out of 100. We place each measure as a percentile among state schools of the same phase across England, then weight them. Primary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 30%, pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 30%, pupils reaching the higher standard 10%, persistent absence (lower is better) 20%, average reading and maths scores 10%. Secondary schools: latest Ofsted inspection 25%, Attainment 8 25%, grade 5 or above in English and maths 15%, persistent absence (lower is better) 15%, pupils staying in education or work after GCSEs 10%, A level average points (sixth forms only) 10%. Results are averaged over up to three years, and an Ofsted grade older than five years counts for less. A school needs data for at least 60% of the weights. Special schools, pupil referral units, nurseries, independent schools and 16 to 19 schools aren't ranked, and are listed by Ofsted grade and name. Our methodology page explains more.
How do primary schools in Leicester perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Leicester, 60% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths at Key Stage 2. This figure is based on the latest published results from the Department for Education.
What is the average class size in Leicester primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Leicester is 21:1. While this is not a direct measure of class size, it indicates the level of teaching resource available per pupil.
How do I choose a primary school in Leicester?
When choosing a primary school in Leicester, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 108 primary schools on Eduscope using filters for school type, gender, religious character, and more.
Sources: Department for Education school performance tables, school census and workforce data, Get Information About Schools and Ofsted. Distances are straight-line estimates.