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King Richard III Infant and Nursery School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 5PA

Ages 3–7 · 269 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

1.90 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-04-23

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

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
3.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
143

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

1.90 · Competitive

1st preferences

114

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
185
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill120%

269 pupils · 179 places

Pupils on roll
269
Boys / girls
138 / 131
School capacity
179
Capacity fill
269 / 179 (150%)
Free school meals
20.9%
FSM pupils
43
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–7

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Miss Elizabeth Smith

Location

Address
Andrewes Street
Postcode
LE3 5PA
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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
ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
10 on roll / 10 capacity

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 3–7, in Leicester, Leicester, 269 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 20.9%. SEN provision includes: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

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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    • KS248%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.0%

    0.2 miles away

  • Dovelands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 0TJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS258%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Slater Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

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    • KS252%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM24.3%
    • Demand0.77

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  • Fosse Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

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    • KS263%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Hazel Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

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    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.87

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  • Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.83

    0.8 miles away

  • Inglehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.3%
    • Demand0.97

    0.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Elizabeth Smith
Telephone
01162621905
Website
www.kingrichards.leicester.sch.uk/

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