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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120006

Granby Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE2 8LP

Ages 3–11 · 460 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

43%

Overall absence

5.7%

Admissions demand

1.02 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-23

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
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)43%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.4%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
370

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

1.02 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

61

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

57

Total preferences (any rank)
105
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
3
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 fill92%

460 pupils · 498 places

Pupils on roll
460
Boys / girls
215 / 245
School capacity
498
Capacity fill
460 / 498 (92%)
Free school meals
22.2%
FSM pupils
96
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

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Dale Cross

Location

Address
Granby Road
Postcode
LE2 8LP
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 460 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.2%.

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.

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  • Montrose School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 8TN · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM25.0%
    • Demand0.96

    0.5 miles away

  • Marriott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6NE · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.95

    0.6 miles away

  • Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6LG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.8 miles away

  • St Mary's Fields Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    410 · LE3 2DH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Eyres Monsell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.0 miles away

  • Caldecote Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1FF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.1 miles away

  • Ravenhurst Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 2PS · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.0%
    • Demand0.93

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Dale Cross
Telephone
01162298160
Website
http://www.granby.leicester.sch.uk

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