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Glenfield Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Leicester · LE3 8DL

Ages 4–11 · 433 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

62%

Overall absence

4.6%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-21

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

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)62%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
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 absence4.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.0%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
372

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

59

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
119
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
24
Offers to outside-LA applicants
9

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 fill96%

433 pupils · 450 places

Pupils on roll
433
Boys / girls
228 / 205
School capacity
450
Capacity fill
433 / 450 (96%)
Free school meals
18.2%
FSM pupils
79
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: FLYING HIGH TRUST
Academy trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Sponsor
Flying High Trust
Headteacher
Headteacher Sukhi Tibbles

Location

Address
Stamford Street, Glenfield, Glenfield Primary School
Postcode
LE3 8DL
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
Constituency
Mid Leicestershire
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
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
24 on roll / 30 capacity

Local context

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

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 433 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 18.2%. 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 LE3
35
Primary in LE3
25
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.

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    • FSM48.4%
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    • Absence4.6%
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    • Absence4.8%
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  • Martinshaw Primary School

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Contact

Headteacher
Headteacher Sukhi Tibbles
Telephone
01162872188
Website
www.glenfield.leics.sch.uk/

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