- Ofsted:Outstanding in every area
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
79 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1188%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 442
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.6
Primary schools in Leicestershire
All 268 primary schools in Leicestershire. Narrow them down, then shortlist up to four to compare.
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 8SA · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
21 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 188
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
103 first choices, 90 offers made
Met the standard at 1197%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 420
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.0
- Ofsted:Outstanding
- Church of England
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
64 first choices, 65 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 596
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
- Ofsted:Good or better
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
57 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1183%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 490
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.7
- Ofsted:Outstanding
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
15 first choices, 15 offers made
Met the standard at 1177%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 98
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
- Ofsted:Strong standard in every area
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
35 first choices, 26 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 196
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1187%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.4%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 210
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results above the Leicestershire average.
17 first choices, 17 offers made
Met the standard at 1170%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 197
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.7
Church Langton Church of England Primary School
Market Harborough, LE16 7SZ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Church of England
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
27 first choices, 27 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 207
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
31 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1168%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 213
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.9
Swithland St Leonard's Church of England Primary School
Loughborough, LE12 8TQ · State · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
14 first choices, 14 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 90
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.0
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
24 first choices, 25 offers made
Met the standard at 1173%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 212
- Pupils per teacher
- 26.5
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
86 first choices, 88 offers made
Met the standard at 1174%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.2%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 576
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.8
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire
Wigston, LE18 3QL · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
- Catholic
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
31 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 206
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.4
- Ofsted:Expected standard or better
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
68 first choices, 60 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.5%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 402
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
45 first choices, 45 offers made
Met the standard at 1193%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.0%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 330
- Pupils per teacher
- 25.2
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
29 first choices, 29 offers made
Met the standard at 1182%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 203
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.5
- Ofsted:Good or better
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
24 first choices, 20 offers made
Met the standard at 1179%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 4.1%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 137
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.8
- Ofsted:Good
- Has a nursery
Results well above the Leicestershire average.
66 first choices, 59 offers made
Met the standard at 1178%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- 3.9%Leicestershire 4.7%
- Pupils
- 453
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.2
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Wymondham
Melton Mowbray, LE14 2AF · Academy · Primary · Ages 5 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
4 first choices, 4 offers made
Met the standard at 11100%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 34
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.0
- Ofsted:Good
- Faith school
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
29 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1185%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 190
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.1
- Ofsted:Good
- Church of England
Results above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
120 first choices, 89 offers made
Met the standard at 1169%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 610
- Pupils per teacher
- 24.4
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
Hinckley, LE10 1HJ · Academy · Primary · Ages 4 to 11
- Ofsted:Good
- Catholic
Results well above the Leicestershire average, low absence.
32 first choices, 30 offers made
Met the standard at 1180%
Leicestershire 63%England 62%
- Days missed
- Pupils
- 190
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
- Primary schools268including 29 special
- Met the standard at 1163.0%
- Good or Outstanding96%of graded schools ·
- Faith schools108 of 26813 Catholic, 89 Church of England
- With a nursery class50take children from 2 or 3
- Free school meals17.1%of pupils get them
The big picture
How Leicestershire'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 Leicestershire
The last full grade for each school Ofsted has graded. 109 newer or converted schools don't have a grade yet.
- Outstanding: 5 of 159
- Good: 147 of 159
- Requires improvement: 7 of 159
- Inadequate: 0 of 159
Before you apply
Four things worth knowing in Leicestershire
Some are faith schools.
108 of the 268 primary schools in Leicestershire 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.
50 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 Leicestershire, explained
There are 268 primary schools in Leicestershire, teaching 61,002 children. 65 are run by the council and 173 are academies or free schools. Among them are 29 special and 28 independent schools.
96% of the mainstream state schools Ofsted has graded are Good or Outstanding, against 94.8% across England. 5 of them are Outstanding, though some grades are several years old, so check the date on each school's page.
63.0% of pupils in Leicestershire met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at 11, against 62% across England. The gap between schools is wide, from 0% to 100%, which is why it's worth looking school by school.
17.1% of pupils get free school meals. Schools here spend £7,185 a year on each pupil, against £8,120 across England. 10.1% of pupils are persistently absent, missing one day in ten or more, against 18.1% across England.
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- Loughborough19 primary schools
- Hinckley16 primary schools
- Wigston10 primary schools
- Coalville7 primary schools
- Market Harborough7 primary schools
- Melton Mowbray7 primary schools
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch6 primary schools
- Shepshed6 primary schools
- Blaby and Whetstone5 primary schools
- Oadby5 primary schools
- Barwell4 primary schools
- Birstall4 primary schools
- Earl Shilton4 primary schools
- Enderby and Narborough4 primary schools
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe4 primary schools
- Thurmaston4 primary schools
- Anstey3 primary schools
- Broughton Astley3 primary schools
- Castle Donington3 primary schools
- Groby3 primary schools
- Market Bosworth3 primary schools
- Mountsorrel3 primary schools
- Whitwick3 primary schools
- Bottesford2 primary schools
- Fleckney2 primary schools
- Ibstock2 primary schools
- Kibworth Beauchamp and Kibworth Harcourt2 primary schools
- Lutterworth2 primary schools
- Sileby2 primary schools
- Syston2 primary schools
- Countesthorpe1 school
- Desford1 school
- Quorndon1 school
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Questions
Questions parents ask
How many primary schools are in Leicestershire?
There are 268 primary schools in Leicestershire, including state-funded, academies, and independent schools.
What are the best primary schools in Leicestershire?
The highest-ranked primary schools in Leicestershire on Eduscope are Newcroft Primary Academy, Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School and Brocks Hill Primary School. 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 Leicestershire?
Leicestershire has 5 primary schools rated Outstanding by Ofsted. A further 147 are rated Good, meaning 96% of inspected schools hold a Good or Outstanding rating.
How are primary schools in Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire perform at Key Stage 2?
Across primary schools in Leicestershire, 63% 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 Leicestershire primary schools?
The average pupil-teacher ratio across primary schools in Leicestershire is 22:1. 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 Leicestershire?
When choosing a primary school in Leicestershire, consider Ofsted ratings, Key Stage 2 results, distance from home, school size, and whether the school offers wrap-around care. You can compare all 268 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.