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Barley Croft Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE4 0UT

Ages 3–11 · 324 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

49%

Overall absence

4.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-19

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)49%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.3%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.0%
Enrolments in measure
301

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

33

Places offered

33

1st-preference offers

33

Total preferences (any rank)
63
Preferred offers (top 3)
33
Applications from outside LA
0
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 fill98%

324 pupils · 330 places

Pupils on roll
324
Boys / girls
173 / 151
School capacity
330
Capacity fill
324 / 330 (98%)
Free school meals
47.3%
FSM pupils
147
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Dulieu

Location

Address
Malham Close, Beaumont Leys
Postcode
LE4 0UT
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 15 capacity

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, 324 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 47.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
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 LE4

  • Buswells Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM49.0%

    0.4 miles away

  • Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand0.99

    0.6 miles away

  • Woodstock Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence8.2%
    • FSM43.6%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Wolsey House Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM35.0%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Stokes Wood Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM37.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Mowmacre Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM55.9%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Parks Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS284%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM40.9%
    • Demand0.96

    1.0 miles away

  • Beaumont Lodge Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 1DT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS271%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM30.7%
    • Demand1.03

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Rebecca Dulieu
Telephone
01162359008
Website
www.barleycroft.leicester.sch.uk/

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