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Launde Primary School

Academy converter · Leicestershire · LE2 4LJ

Ages 4–11 · 600 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

5.1%

Admissions demand

0.84 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-21

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)87%
Higher standard (RWM)16%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
110.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.5%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
548

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

0.84 · Often has places

1st preferences

75

Places offered

89

1st-preference offers

73

Total preferences (any rank)
227
Preferred offers (top 3)
89
Applications from outside LA
33
Offers to outside-LA applicants
10

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 fill95%

600 pupils · 630 places

Pupils on roll
600
Boys / girls
305 / 295
School capacity
630
Capacity fill
600 / 630 (95%)
Free school meals
16.5%
FSM pupils
99
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: FLYING HIGH TRUST
Academy trust
FLYING HIGH TRUST
Sponsor
Flying High Trust
Headteacher
Mrs Shelley Meer

Location

Address
New Street, Oadby, Launde Primary School
Postcode
LE2 4LJ
Town
Leicestershire
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicestershire, Leicestershire, 600 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 16.5%.

Open schools in Leicestershire
6
Primary schools in Leicestershire
1
Academies among open schools in Leicestershire
17% (1)
Open schools in LE2
42
Primary in LE2
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.

Compare with theseAll in LeicestershireNear LE2

  • Langmoor Primary School Oadby

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 5HS · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.5 miles away

  • Brookside Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 4FU · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

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

    0.7 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

    0.8 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

    0.9 miles away

  • Woodland Grange Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 4TY · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

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

    1.0 miles away

  • The Meadow Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 3QZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM19.3%
    • Demand0.93

    1.2 miles away

  • Overdale Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3YA · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand0.98

    1.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Shelley Meer
Telephone
01162712261
Website
www.launde.leics.sch.uk/

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