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Desford Community Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE9 9JH

Ages 5–11 · 410 pupils · Leicestershire

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

0.95 · Balanced demand

Absence

Academic year 2021/22. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.6%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
368

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2022/23 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

0.95 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

40

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

40

Total preferences (any rank)
59
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
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 (20 Jan 2022).

Capacity fill98%

410 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
410
Boys / girls
200 / 210
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
410 / 420 (98%)
Free school meals
9.5%
FSM pupils
39
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Colin Wilson

Location

Address
Kirkby Road, Desford
Postcode
LE9 9JH
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Bosworth
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe

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 5–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 410 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.5%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE9
26
Primary in LE9
18
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

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 LE9

  • Desford Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 9JH · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand1.00

    0.0 miles away

  • Newbold Verdon Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 9NG · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand0.96

    2.0 miles away

  • Kirby Muxloe Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 2AA · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM8.5%
    • Demand1.22

    2.9 miles away

  • Ratby Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE6 0LN · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM22.6%
    • Demand0.96

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Colin Wilson

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