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Linden Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE5 6AD

Ages 3–11 · 435 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-12-08

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)64%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
107.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)16.5%
Unauthorised1.8%
Authorised absence
4.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
376

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

45

Places offered

46

1st-preference offers

45

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
46
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 fill92%

435 pupils · 475 places

Pupils on roll
435
Boys / girls
228 / 207
School capacity
475
Capacity fill
435 / 475 (92%)
Free school meals
17.4%
FSM pupils
73
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 Christopher Taylor

Location

Address
Headland Road, Evington
Postcode
LE5 6AD
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
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, 435 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 17.4%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE5
45
Primary in LE5
24
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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  • Whitehall Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 6GJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS291%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM10.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Coleman Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence7.3%
    • FSM22.1%
    • Demand0.98

    0.6 miles away

  • Krishna Avanti Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Free schools · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 6HN · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM5.6%
    • Demand0.95

    0.7 miles away

  • Mayflower Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5NA · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand0.93

    0.7 miles away

  • Evington Valley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5LL · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.27

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  • Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 4ES · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS278%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM29.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Spinney Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 5EZ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand0.98

    1.1 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Christopher Taylor
Telephone
01162738435
Website
www.linden.leicester.sch.uk

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