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OpenPrimaryOfsted: GoodURN 120026

Shaftesbury Junior School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 0QE

Ages 7–11 · 239 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

27%

Overall absence

4.8%

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-02-08

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)27%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
103.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence4.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)11.2%
Unauthorised1.6%
Authorised absence
3.3%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.4%
Enrolments in measure
269

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

239 pupils · 240 places

Pupils on roll
239
Boys / girls
113 / 126
School capacity
240
Capacity fill
239 / 240 (100%)
Free school meals
36%
FSM pupils
86
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 7–11

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
Mr Karl Stewart

Location

Address
Latimer Street, Shaftesbury Junior School
Postcode
LE3 0QE
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 7–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 239 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 36%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE3
35
Primary in LE3
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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  • Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%

    0.6 miles away

  • Dovelands Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 0TJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM15.6%

    0.7 miles away

  • Hazel Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 7JN · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS273%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.8%

    0.7 miles away

  • St Mary's Fields Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    410 · LE3 2DH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.8%

    0.8 miles away

  • Inglehurst Infant School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM27.3%

    0.9 miles away

  • Inglehurst Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 9FS · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS260%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM43.8%

    0.9 miles away

Contact

Headteacher
Mr Karl Stewart
Telephone
01162549203
Website
http://www.shaftesbury.leicester.sch.uk

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