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St John the Baptist CofE Primary School

Voluntary aided school · Leicester · LE2 1TE

Ages 4–11 · 602 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

67%

Overall absence

6.2%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2023-06-21

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)67%
Higher standard (RWM)14%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
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 absence6.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)20.1%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
5.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.8%
Enrolments in measure
571

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

90

Places offered

90

1st-preference offers

89

Total preferences (any rank)
160
Preferred offers (top 3)
90
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
5

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 fill87%

602 pupils · 690 places

Pupils on roll
602
Boys / girls
324 / 278
School capacity
690
Capacity fill
602 / 690 (87%)
Free school meals
18.8%
FSM pupils
113
Gender
Mixed
School type
Voluntary aided school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Religious character
Church of England
Diocese
Diocese of Leicester
Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Voluntary aided school
Headteacher
Mrs Trudie Colotto

Location

Address
East Avenue
Postcode
LE2 1TE
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 voluntary aided school (primary), Ages 4–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 602 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 18.8%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Leicester.

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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  • Avenue Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3EJ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence6.1%
    • FSM18.3%
    • Demand0.98

    0.4 miles away

  • Medway Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Leicester · LE2 1GH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

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

    0.7 miles away

  • Evington Valley Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    • KS263%
    • Absence6.5%
    • FSM20.8%
    • Demand1.27

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  • Mayflower Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM11.8%
    • Demand0.93

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  • Sparkenhoe Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence6.6%
    • FSM24.2%
    • Demand1.30

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  • Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 0DR · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

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

    0.9 miles away

  • Uplands Infant School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 2–7

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

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Trudie Colotto
Telephone
01162709932
Website
www.st-john.leicester.sch.uk/

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