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Newbold Verdon Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE9 9NG

Ages 3–11 · 220 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

6.1%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2024-05-01

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)52%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.1%
Persistent absence (10%+)15.0%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.9%
Enrolments in measure
214

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

27

Places offered

28

1st-preference offers

27

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
28
Applications from outside LA
1
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 fill88%

220 pupils · 249 places

Pupils on roll
220
Boys / girls
115 / 105
School capacity
249
Capacity fill
220 / 249 (88%)
Free school meals
24.5%
FSM pupils
54
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Collins

Location

Address
Dragon Lane, Newbold Verdon
Postcode
LE9 9NG
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Hinckley and Bosworth
Urban/rural
Larger rural: 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
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
SEN unit
SEN unit places
24 on roll / 24 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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 220 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 24.5%. 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 LE9
26
Primary in LE9
18
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 LE9

  • Desford Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 9JH · Leicestershire

    Ages 5–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.0 miles away

  • Dove Bank Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Nuneaton · CV13 0QJ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence11.1%
    • FSM26.2%
    • Demand0.92

    2.6 miles away

  • Thornton Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Coalville · LE67 1AH · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS287%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM31.8%
    • Demand0.94

    2.8 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Lucy Collins
Telephone
01455822362
Website
www.newboldverdonprimaryschool.co.uk

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