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Shenton Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE5 3FP

Ages 3–11 · 426 pupils · Leicester

KS2 expected (RWM)

84%

Overall absence

6.6%

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)84%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
109.0
Avg scaled score — maths
109.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
111.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.6%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.1%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.1%
Enrolments in measure
380

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

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

25

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
46
Preferred offers (top 3)
25
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill93%

426 pupils · 456 places

Pupils on roll
426
Boys / girls
210 / 216
School capacity
456
Capacity fill
426 / 456 (93%)
Free school meals
19.3%
FSM pupils
78
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
Ms Gita Patel

Location

Address
Dunlin Road, Off Humberstone Road
Postcode
LE5 3FP
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
Urban/rural
(England/Wales) Urban city and town

SEN & specialist provision

As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.

SEN types
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Special classes
Has Special Classes
Resourced provision
Resourced provision and SEN unit
Resourced places
1 on roll / 0 capacity
SEN unit places
1 on roll / 10 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, Leicester, 426 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, special school. Free school meals: 19.3%. SEN provision includes: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; 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 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.

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE5

  • Shenton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3FP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

    0.0 miles away

  • Charnwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 0HE · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS264%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM24.6%
    • Demand0.96

    0.2 miles away

  • Bridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3HH · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM21.4%

    0.2 miles away

  • Green Lane Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3GG · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM16.0%
    • Demand0.98

    0.2 miles away

  • Taylor Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE1 2JP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM32.4%

    0.4 miles away

  • Catherine Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 6BY · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM14.8%
    • Demand0.99

    0.5 miles away

  • Highfields Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 0UU · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence5.6%
    • FSM24.5%
    • Demand1.06

    0.5 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Ms Gita Patel

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