Shenton Primary School

Academy converter·Primary school Leicester·LE5 3FP
Composite score
39.6
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#11,017
National rank
#992
In East Midlands
#50
In Leicester
Top 74%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
61%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
104.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
24 first choices, 24 places
First choices per place
1.00
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
40
any preference, for 24 places

Every child who put Shenton 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
3–11
Pupils on roll
400
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
None

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
21.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
82.3%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.0%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.5%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
19.6
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,812
Typical primary: £6,960

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

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About Shenton Primary School

Shenton Primary School is a primary school in Leicester, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 400 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 61% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — broadly in line with the national average of 61%. That is down 23.0 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 lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 104 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Shenton Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 19.6 pupils per teacher. Shenton Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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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