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Greenfield Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE8 5SG

Ages 3–11 · 555 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

68%

Overall absence

4.7%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-04-16

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)68%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

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%+)10.4%
Unauthorised1.3%
Authorised absence
3.4%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.2%
Enrolments in measure
529

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

63

Places offered

63

1st-preference offers

63

Total preferences (any rank)
89
Preferred offers (top 3)
63
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 fill88%

555 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
555
Boys / girls
271 / 284
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
555 / 630 (88%)
Free school meals
15.1%
FSM pupils
84
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

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mr Colin Bowpitt

Location

Address
Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe
Postcode
LE8 5SG
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Blaby
Constituency
South Leicestershire
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 555 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 15.1%.

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

  • Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE8 4FE · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

    1.3 miles away

  • Badgerbrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE8 6ZW · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • FSM9.8%

    1.6 miles away

  • Parkland Primary School South Wigston

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 4TA · Leicestershire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM35.4%
    • Demand0.96

    1.6 miles away

  • Rolleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9PT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS245%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM47.2%
    • Demand1.00

    2.1 miles away

  • Little Hill Primary

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 2GZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand0.96

    2.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Colin Bowpitt
Telephone
01162773584
Website
http://greenfieldprimary.net/

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