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Folville Junior School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 1EE

Ages 7–11 · 355 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

63%

Overall absence

5.9%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2025-01-14

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)63%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.4%
Unauthorised2.8%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.3%
Enrolments in measure
396

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill99%

355 pupils · 360 places

Pupils on roll
355
Boys / girls
172 / 183
School capacity
360
Capacity fill
355 / 360 (99%)
Free school meals
32.1%
FSM pupils
114
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Headteacher Claire Cooke

Location

Address
Folville Rise
Postcode
LE3 1EE
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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 7–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 355 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 32.1%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
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.

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    • FSM43.2%
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    • FSM19.0%
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    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM24.7%
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  • Braunstone Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM60.3%
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  • Dovelands Primary School

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    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand0.94

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Claire Cooke
Telephone
01162824368
Website
www.folville.leicester.sch.uk/

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