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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120131

Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School

Voluntary controlled school · Leicester · LE8 9EQ

Ages 2–11 · 321 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

59%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

0.91 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-05-04

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)59%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
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 absence4.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.9%
Unauthorised1.5%
Authorised absence
3.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.6%
Enrolments in measure
311

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

0.91 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

29

Places offered

32

1st-preference offers

29

Total preferences (any rank)
53
Preferred offers (top 3)
32
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 fill76%

321 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
321
Boys / girls
177 / 144
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
321 / 420 (76%)
Free school meals
13.1%
FSM pupils
42
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary controlled school

Age range

Ages 2–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary controlled school
Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Hawkins

Location

Address
The Chase, Great Glen
Postcode
LE8 9EQ
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Harborough
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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 voluntary controlled school (primary), Ages 2–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 321 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 13.1%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE8
16
Primary in LE8
9
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 LE8

  • Woodland Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 4TY · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM6.4%
    • Demand1.03

    1.6 miles away

  • Brocks Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 5WP · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS292%
    • Absence4.7%
    • FSM9.5%
    • Demand1.83

    2.2 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 4FU · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS279%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM13.5%
    • Demand0.73

    2.3 miles away

  • Launde Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicestershire · LE2 4LJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.5%
    • Demand0.84

    2.6 miles away

  • Glenmere Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 3RD · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM8.0%
    • Demand1.40

    2.8 miles away

  • Langmoor Primary School Oadby

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 5HS · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS280%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand0.93

    2.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Hawkins
Telephone
01162592764
Website
www.stcuthberts.leics.sch.uk

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