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Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

Academy converter · Leicester · LE2 0TD

Ages 3–11 · 450 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

6.6%

Admissions demand

1.30 · Competitive

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-02-07

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
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)75%
Higher standard (RWM)9%
Avg scaled score — reading
106.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

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%+)20.1%
Unauthorised2.0%
Authorised absence
4.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.3%
Enrolments in measure
388

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

1.30 · Competitive

1st preferences

78

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

60

Total preferences (any rank)
124
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
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 fill94%

450 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
450
Boys / girls
230 / 220
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
450 / 480 (94%)
Free school meals
24.2%
FSM pupils
100
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

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
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Academy trust
ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Sponsor
Attenborough Learning Trust
Headteacher
Miss Rhian Jones

Location

Address
Saxby Street
Postcode
LE2 0TD
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester South
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 academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 450 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 24.2%.

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

    0.2 miles away

  • Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM27.3%

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  • Uplands Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM14.0%
    • Demand0.94

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  • Medway Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS257%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM33.0%
    • Demand0.91

    0.3 miles away

  • Charnwood Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

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

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  • Shenton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

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  • Spinney Hill Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS274%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Miss Rhian Jones
Telephone
01162512686
Website
http://www.sparkenhoe.leicester.sch.uk/

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