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Newlands Community Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE9 7PA

Ages 4–11 · 306 pupils · Leicestershire

KS2 expected (RWM)

13%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)13%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
97.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
98.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2022/23. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised1.0%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
269

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2023/24 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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
93
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
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 (19 Jan 2023).

Capacity fill73%

306 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
306
Boys / girls
157 / 149
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
306 / 420 (73%)
Free school meals
23.2%
FSM pupils
71
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Stacey Dale

Location

Address
Belle Vue Road, Earl Shilton
Postcode
LE9 7PA
Town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Hinckley and Bosworth
Constituency
Bosworth
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

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 4–11, in Leicester, Leicestershire, 306 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 23.2%.

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

  • Newlands Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 7PA · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM36.7%
    • Demand0.97

    0.0 miles away

  • Barwell Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 8HG · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–7

    • Absence4.4%
    • FSM22.0%
    • Demand0.97

    0.7 miles away

  • Barwell Church of England Academy

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 8DS · Leicestershire

    Ages 7–11

    • KS266%
    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM25.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE9 7AE · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM37.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Hinckley Parks Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 1LP · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence4.9%
    • FSM15.6%
    • Demand1.00

    2.3 miles away

  • Richmond Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Hinckley · LE10 0ZD · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.5%
    • Demand1.00

    2.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Stacey Dale

Official links