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Montrose School

Community school · Leicester · LE2 8TN

Ages 3–11 · 453 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-01

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
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)44%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
104.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
105.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)12.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
382

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

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

53

Places offered

55

1st-preference offers

53

Total preferences (any rank)
106
Preferred offers (top 3)
55
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

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 fill108%

453 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
453
Boys / girls
220 / 233
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
453 / 420 (108%)
Free school meals
25%
FSM pupils
105
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
Miss Suzanne Jackson

Location

Address
Wigston Lane, Aylestone
Postcode
LE2 8TN
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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, 453 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 25%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE2
42
Primary in LE2
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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  • Granby Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 8LP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.02

    0.5 miles away

  • Marriott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6NE · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.95

    0.5 miles away

  • Eyres Monsell Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM35.1%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Rolleston Primary School

    Ofsted: Needs attention

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9PT · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.9 miles away

  • Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6LG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand1.20

    1.0 miles away

  • Fairfield Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 4WA · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Glen Hills Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 9NY · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM20.4%
    • Demand0.96

    1.2 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Suzanne Jackson
Telephone
01162832328
Website
www.montrose.leicester.sch.uk/

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