Stafford Leys Community Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Leicestershire·LE3 3LJ
Composite score
56.8
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#4,906
National rank
#372
In East Midlands
#60
In Leicestershire
Top 33%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
73%
% achieving higher RWM
8%
Reading average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
106.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

New framework · Last inspection: 13/01/2026 · Read full report ↗

Achievement
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour
Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Inclusion
Strong standard
Safeguarding standards
Met
Early years
Strong standard

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
44 first choices, 51 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
169
any preference, for 51 places
Applications from another council area
2%
First preferences per place, last five years▲ 0.12
00.511.5
1 per place
0.8620220.8820230.6920240.7420250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put Stafford Leys Community Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
598
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
10.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
19.2%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
9.2%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
1.8%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.7%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
5.3%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
25.2
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£5,189
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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School overview

Stafford Leys Community Primary School is a primary school serving Leicestershire, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 598 pupils aged 4 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 73% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 4.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 33% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 106 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Stafford Leys Community Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 44 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 3.7%. There are about 25.2 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 10% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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