OFSTED
31 October 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Leicestershire
Trust
OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
422
422 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
194
46.0% of pupils
Male pupils
228
54.0% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
10.8 pts
below England
School
14.0%
Blaby
18.6%
East Midlands
25.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
7.3 pts
below England
School
13.0%
Blaby
11.5%
East Midlands
18.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Blaby
0.2%
East Midlands
0.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
55.2%
233
Indian
15.9%
67
African
4.5%
19
Any other White background
4.5%
19
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
17
White and Black Caribbean
3.1%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
14.0%
59 of
422 pupils
6.8 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
5.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
1.1 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 2 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
EXPECTED STANDARD
Reading, writing & maths
65.0%
4.6 pts
above England
EXPECTED STANDARD
65.0%
Reading
8.8 pts below England
School
65.0%
Blaby
77.9%
East Midlands
72.9%
England
73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD
85.0%
Writing
14.7 pts above England
School
85.0%
Blaby
73.1%
East Midlands
69.9%
England
70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD
81.0%
Maths
9.0 pts above England
School
81.0%
Blaby
73.6%
East Midlands
71.5%
England
72.0%
School results show the percentage of
pupils meeting the expected standard.
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages and are not
pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
5.31%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
0.91 pts
lower than
England
School
5.31%
Blaby
5.60%
East Midlands
5.90%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
11.56%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.26 pts
lower than
England
School
11.56%
Blaby
12.67%
East Midlands
14.53%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
1.16%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
0.65 pts
lower than
England
School
1.16%
Blaby
1.84%
East Midlands
1.72%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open primary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
67.0%
21.2 pts
below England
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School
67.0%
Blaby
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.