School Chooser

Primary schools in Leicester

There are 84 primary schools in Leicester, teaching 35,306 pupils. Of the 83 with a score, 21 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 40 do worse.

Best in EnglandSecondary schools in LeicesterAll schools in LeicesterPlaces within
Pupils from low-income families27%average across these schools
Doing better than similar schools21 of 83scored schools in the top two bands
New-style Ofsted report cards8inspected since November 2025
Good or outstanding (old grades)515 requires improvement or inadequate
Full or nearly full30 of 84schools with 98% or more of places taken
Average class size26.3one-teacher classes, January census
Free breakfast clubs24schools on the government programme
Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in Leicester

From Leicester council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 75 primary schools, 10 of which filled on distance and 62 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

  1. Sandfield Close Primary School 610 m
  2. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School 680 m
  3. Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy 680 m
  4. Evington Valley Primary School 780 m
  5. Montrose School 830 m
  6. Parks Primary School 0.7 miles
  7. Highfields Primary School 0.7 miles
  8. Granby Primary School 0.8 miles
  9. St Mary's Fields Academy 0.8 miles
  10. Braunstone Frith Primary Academy 3.7 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Source: Leicester council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Primary schools (84)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#SchoolPupilsLow incomeOfstedScoreLikely range
1Parks Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145341%No overall grade 20249896 to 99
2Abbey Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1171814%Outstanding 20249693 to 98
3Humberstone Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-1135324%Outstanding 20239490 to 97
4Caldecote Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1160043%Not inspected9286 to 96
5St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-112747%Good 20229284 to 96
6North Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1144739%Good 20249082 to 95
7Christ the King Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-1164511%No overall grade 20248982 to 94
8Beaumont Lodge Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1122131%Good 20238670 to 93
9Queensmead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1137036%Good 20248472 to 91
10Catherine Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-737815%Outstanding 20197955 to 91
11Whitehall Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1157310%Good 20247865 to 87
12Krishna Avanti Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-114146%Good 20237863 to 88
13Rowlatts Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1143730%Good 20237759 to 88
14Avanti Fields SchoolFree school · ages 3-161,23611%Good 20237769 to 82
15Stokes Wood Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1142937%Good 20237660 to 86
16Overdale Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-1148912%Good 20227562 to 84
17Kestrel Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1176122%Good 20247560 to 85
18Falcons Primary SchoolFree school · ages 4-1129320%Good 20236950 to 82
19Spinney Hill Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1168716%Good 20226750 to 80
20Linden Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1143517%Not inspected6644 to 82
21Hazel Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-1141027%Report card 20266542 to 82
22Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy · ages 7-1144727%Not inspected6245 to 76
23Avenue Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1154518%Not inspected6241 to 79
24Sandfield Close Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-1125016%No overall grade 20246241 to 78
25Braunstone Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1142960%Good 20196141 to 78
26Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1131021%Report card 20266141 to 78
27St John the Baptist CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-1160219%Good 20235941 to 75
28Highfields Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1135225%No overall grade 20245837 to 77
29Willowbrook Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1143635%Good 20235536 to 72
30Sparkenhoe Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1145024%Good 20235434 to 72
31Evington Valley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1133921%Good 20235332 to 73
32Rushey Mead Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1153211%Good 20245234 to 69
33Humberstone Infant AcademyAcademy · ages 3-724916%Good 20245024 to 75
34Mellor Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1157820%Good 20234832 to 65
35Shaftesbury Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-1123936%Good 20224727 to 68
36St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 3-1133517%Good 20234726 to 68
37Medway Community Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1146633%Good 20224528 to 64
38Dovelands Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1153416%Good 20224226 to 61
39Inglehurst Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-1130844%Good 20234226 to 60
40Hope Hamilton CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-1145422%Good 20224124 to 61
41Thurnby Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1124828%Not inspected3917 to 68
42Herrick Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 4-1130516%Good 20243620 to 57
43Fosse Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1143343%Good 20243620 to 58
44St Joseph's Catholic AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1121323%Good 20223518 to 58
45Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1188115%Good 20223421 to 49
46Overdale Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-73528%No overall grade 20253214 to 59
47Merrydale Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-1135432%Good 20193119 to 49
48Folville Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-1135532%Not inspected3118 to 50
49Imperial Avenue Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-730023%Good 20233114 to 59
50Uplands Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 2-743614%Good 20222914 to 53
51Glebelands Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1132623%Good 20232915 to 50
52Forest Lodge AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1155245%Good 20222817 to 44
53Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1120346%Good 20232714 to 50
54Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1122118%Good 20232713 to 51
55Wyvern Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145419%Report card 20262715 to 45
56Granby Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1146022%Good 20232716 to 44
57Montrose SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145325%No overall grade 20242615 to 43
58Inglehurst Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-722827%Report card 20262410 to 52
59Heatherbrook Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 2-1115034%Good 20242411 to 48
60Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1117246%Not inspected229 to 49
61Merrydale Infant SchoolCouncil · ages 3-733417%Good 2023219 to 45
62Charnwood Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1140025%No overall grade 20252012 to 35
63Knighton Mead Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1123337%Not inspected208 to 46
64Barley Croft Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1132447%Not inspected209 to 39
65Mowmacre Hill Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1134856%Not inspected1910 to 37
66Green Lane Infant SchoolAcademy · ages 3-727816%Good 2023198 to 41
67Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolAcademy · ages 2-1697943%Report card 20261712 to 22
68Braunstone Frith Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1143848%Good 2024159 to 26
69Shenton Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1136023%Good 2020146 to 29
70Wolsey House Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1157635%Report card 2026138 to 22
71Mayflower Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1142412%No overall grade 2025117 to 18
72Coleman Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1145022%No overall grade 2024116 to 19
73Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1138835%Good 202495 to 17
74Slater Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1118924%Report card 202694 to 25
75Catherine Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-1145423%Good 202396 to 15
76Marriott Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1142150%Good 202285 to 14
77Rolleston Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1139747%Report card 202684 to 14
78Scraptoft Valley Primary SchoolCouncil · ages 3-1144936%Good 202274 to 14
79St Mary's Fields AcademyAcademy · ages 3-11 · 41043322%Requires improvement 202342 to 8
80King Richard III Infant and Nursery SchoolCouncil · ages 3-726921%Requires improvement 202432 to 8
81Woodstock Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 3-1132844%Requires improvement 202332 to 5
82Bridge Junior SchoolAcademy · ages 7-1129521%Requires improvement 202211 to 2
83Buswells Lodge Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1135349%Requires improvement 202200 to 1
Taylor Road Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 3-1161232%No overall grade 2025–

Primary schools by town in Leicester

Leicester83 schools

Primary schools in nearby areas

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.