Overdale Infant School
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Overdale Infant School is a converter academy in Leicester for boys and girls aged 3 to 7. It has 352 pupils and room for 370. About 8 in every 100 pupils come from a low-income family, far fewer than at most schools in England. We give it 32 out of 100. That puts it below schools like it, ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it. Ofsted's last grade was inspected 2025, no overall grade.
Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA0116 288 2724overdale-inf.leicester.sch.ukMrs Hayley Holmes headteacherAll details
What Ofsted found
Ofsted's last full inspection was on 21 January 2025, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.
Not judged Between September 2024 and November 2025, Ofsted graded each area but stopped giving one overall word.
Results
No published results yet for this school.
Getting a place
Admissions policy not published.
About 33 places were empty, so most families who apply get in, though a popular year group can still fill up. Pupil numbers have fallen by 9% since 2021/22, so places are getting easier to find.
In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.
We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.
How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (84 offers for 90 places).
| Entry | Places | Got a place | How far the last child lived | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Primary | 90 | 84 | – all offered | LA |
Who goes here
Who a school teaches matters. That is why our score compares it with schools that take in a similar mix of children, not with every school in the country.
Specialist SEND provision. SEN unit with 3 pupils, for autism, speech, language and communication.
To get a place in the unit or resourced provision, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school. Other schools in Leicester with autism provision.
The most common needs among pupils getting extra support: language and communications needs (20), Moderate learning difficulty (8), Autistic spectrum disorder (7), emotional and mental health (5), Other difficulty or disability (2), SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need (1).
How the mix of pupils has changed
| Census | 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils on roll | 352 | 321 | 330 | 357 | 359 | 353 |
| Pupils from low-income familiesFree school meals | 7% | 8% | 7% | 7% | 8% | 9% |
| Pupils learning EnglishEnglish as an additional language | 38% | 35% | 25% | 24% | 22% | 22% |
| Pupils getting extra supportSEN support | – | 15% | 12% | 11% | 9% | 10% |
| Pupils with an EHC planEducation, health and care plans | – | 4% | 4% | 3% | 3% | 2% |
Attendance and behaviour
In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.0% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.
Attendance year by year
| Measure | 2024/25 | 2023/24 | 2022/23 | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2018/19 | England |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sessions missedOverall absence | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 6.7% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 5.2% |
| Missed with permissionAuthorised absence | 4.4% | 4.4% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 2.5% | 3.9% | – |
| Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.7% | – |
| Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence | 14.3% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 7.8% | 9.4% | 12.8% |
| SuspensionsSuspension rate | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Permanent exclusionsPermanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – |
Staff and money
From the government's count of school staff in November 2025 and the school's published accounts.
Money
From the academy accounts return, year to August 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.
Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.
The area around the school
Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.
Nearby schools
The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overdale Junior School | Academy | 110 m | 489 | Good 2022 | 75 | Compare |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | Academy | 1000 m | 274 | Good 2022 | 92 | Compare |
| Water Leys Primary School | Council | 0.7 miles | 402 | Good 2024 | 32 | Compare |
| Avenue Primary School | Council | 0.9 miles | 545 | Not inspected | 62 | Compare |
| Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire | Academy | 1.0 miles | 206 | Report card 2025 | 89 | Compare |
| Marriott Primary School | Council | 1.1 miles | 421 | Good 2022 | 8 | Compare |
| Langmoor Primary School Oadby | Academy | 1.1 miles | 197 | Requires improvement 2023 | 30 | Compare |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | Church of England | 1.1 miles | 602 | Good 2023 | 59 | Compare |
Compared with schools like it
Our score compares Overdale Infant School with the 46 schools in England whose pupils are most like its own. We match on family income, how many children are learning English, special needs, the neighbourhood, the size of the school and how it admits pupils. Those 46 schools are dotted all over the country, so we don't list them. What matters is where this school sits among them.
Nearby schools with a similar mix of pupils that score higher
Of those 46 schools, these are within 25 km and score at least five points more than Overdale Infant School, nearest first. A school with the same kind of pupils and a higher score is the fairest sign that it gets more out of them.
| School | Type | Distance | Pupils | Ofsted | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookside Primary School | Academy | 2.1 miles | 431 | Good 2022 | 95 | Compare |
How the score was worked out
The score is out of 100. A 32 means that once everything below is added up, this school comes out ahead of 32% of primary schools in England. Results bounce around from year to year, especially in small schools, so we also show a likely range: 14 to 59. That range is wide enough that the school could sit in the next band, so take the band as a rough guide rather than a verdict. Every part is judged against schools with a similar mix of pupils. For small schools we pull each part towards the group average, so one unusual year can't swing the score too far.
| What we looked at | How much it counts | Against schools like it | Effect on the score | Based on |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results over three years | 0% | no data | – | |
| Ofsted inspection | 20% | in line | +0.03 | Ofsted grade, 1.6 years old |
| Progress pupils make | 0% | no data | – | |
| Direction of travel over five years | 10% | below | -0.19 | results and attendance falling year on year |
| Attendance and behaviour | 10% | in line | -0.06 | 2024/25; 217 pupils |
| Results, allowing for the mix of pupils | 0% | no data | – | |
| What parents say | 0% | no data | – |
Worked out on 13 September 2026 (method v1). Read how the score works, including every weight and the checks we run. Think a number is wrong? Tell us.
Questions parents ask
Is Overdale Infant School a good school?
The figures are weak. Overdale Infant School scores 32 out of 100. That is below schools that take in a similar mix of pupils, and ahead of 2% of the 50 schools most like it in England. The score could fairly be anywhere from 14 to 59, so a few points either way between schools doesn't mean much. Its results have been slipping over the last five years.
What is Overdale Infant School's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated Overdale Infant School not judged at its last full inspection on 21 January 2025.
How many pupils does Overdale Infant School have?
352 pupils aged 3 to 7 were on the roll in January 2026. It has 370 places, so it is 95% full.
Is Overdale Infant School oversubscribed?
Probably not. 33 places were empty in 2024/25 (9% of the total), so most families who apply get a place.
What is attendance like at Overdale Infant School?
Pupils were in school 94.0% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 14% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.
How big are the classes at Overdale Infant School?
The average class had 28.9 pupils in January 2026. Across England it was 25.4. 8% of classes had more than 30 pupils.
Does Overdale Infant School have specialist SEND provision?
Yes. It has sen unit for autism, speech, language and communication. To get a place there, a child normally needs an education, health and care plan (EHCP) that names the school.
These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.
Contact and details
- Address
- Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA
- Telephone
- 0116 288 2724
- Website
- www.overdale-inf.leicester.sch.uk
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Holmes
- Type of school
- Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
- Phase
- Primary school, ages 3-7, with nursery
- Gender
- Mixed
- Multi-academy trust
- Oak Multi Academy Trust (5 schools)
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Ward
- Knighton
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 1 April 2018 (academy converter)
- URN
- 145617 · LAESTAB 8562262 · UKPRN 10067231
- Formerly
- Overdale Infant School
Where these figures come from
- School details: Department for Education, Get Information About Schools, refreshed daily (this page rebuilt 13 September 2026).
- Inspections: Ofsted management information, monthly; latest publication in our data 27 August 2026.
- Attendance: DfE pupil absence in schools in England, 2024/25 full year.
- Pupil characteristics: DfE school census, January 2026.
- Staff: DfE school workforce census, November 2025.
- Class sizes: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026.
- Pupil premium: DfE allocations and conditions of grant, 2026 to 2027.
- Money: DfE financial benchmarking and insights tool, academy accounts return 2024/25.
- Admissions outcomes: Leicester council's published allocation statistics (source), entry years 2026.
- Neighbourhood: police.uk street-level crime, HM Land Registry price paid data, NaPTAN bus stops, English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
- All under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full list and update calendar.