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St Mary's Fields Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE3 2DH

Ages 3–11 · 461 pupils · Leicester

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

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)44%
Higher standard (RWM)2%
Avg scaled score — reading
102.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
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 absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.3%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.5%
Enrolments in measure
372

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

60

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
91
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 (18 Jan 2024).

Capacity fill98%

461 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
461
Boys / girls
238 / 223
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
461 / 472 (98%)
Free school meals
22.6%
FSM pupils
98
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Helen Nott

Location

Address
21 Compton Road
Postcode
LE3 2DH
Town
Leicester
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester West
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 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 461 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 22.6%.

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.

Compare with theseAll in LeicesterNear LE3

  • St Mary's Fields Academy

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    410 · LE3 2DH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM21.8%

    0.0 miles away

  • Imperial Avenue Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1AH · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM23.3%
    • Demand0.83

    0.5 miles away

  • Folville Junior School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1EE · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS263%
    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM32.1%

    0.5 miles away

  • Caldecote Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 1FF · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS277%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM43.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.7 miles away

  • Shaftesbury Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE3 0QE · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS248%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM36.0%

    0.8 miles away

  • Hazel Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Strong standard

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 7JN · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS267%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM26.8%
    • Demand0.87

    0.8 miles away

  • Granby Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 8LP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS243%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM22.2%
    • Demand1.02

    0.8 miles away

  • Knighton Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6LG · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS250%
    • Absence6.2%
    • FSM37.1%
    • Demand1.20

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Helen Nott

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