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Avenue Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE2 3EJ

Ages 3–11 · 545 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

55%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-05-15

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)55%
Higher standard (RWM)3%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.3%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.4%
Enrolments in measure
508

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

66

1st-preference offers

65

Total preferences (any rank)
152
Preferred offers (top 3)
66
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

545 pupils · 553 places

Pupils on roll
545
Boys / girls
279 / 266
School capacity
553
Capacity fill
545 / 553 (99%)
Free school meals
18.3%
FSM pupils
100
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Goddard

Location

Address
Avenue Road Extension
Postcode
LE2 3EJ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 545 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.3%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE2
42
Primary in LE2
25
Open schools in Leicester LA
142
Primary in Leicester LA
82

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE2

  • Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6LG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand1.20

    0.7 miles away

  • Overdale Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3YA · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.1%

    0.8 miles away

  • Overdale Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3YA · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.9 miles away

  • Medway Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 1GH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand0.91

    1.0 miles away

  • Hazel Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 7JN · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.87

    1.0 miles away

  • Evington Valley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5LL · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.27

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jennifer Goddard
Telephone
01162708326
Website
www.avenue.leicester.sch.uk/

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