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Taylor Road Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE1 2JP

Ages 3–11 · 653 pupils · Leicester

KS2 expected (RWM)

64%

Overall absence

6.8%

Admissions demand

0.97 · Balanced demand

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)64%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
109.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence6.8%
Persistent absence (10%+)21.7%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
5.1%
Severe absence (50%+)
2.5%
Enrolments in measure
599

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

0.97 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

67

Places offered

71

1st-preference offers

67

Total preferences (any rank)
91
Preferred offers (top 3)
69
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 (16 Jan 2025).

Capacity fill96%

653 pupils · 682 places

Pupils on roll
653
Boys / girls
359 / 294
School capacity
682
Capacity fill
653 / 682 (96%)
Free school meals
30.6%
FSM pupils
189
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 Anna Grant-Thomas

Location

Address
Taylor Road, St Matthews Estate
Postcode
LE1 2JP
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 community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Leicester, Leicester, 653 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 30.6%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE1
10
Primary in LE1
1
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 LE1

  • Taylor Road Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE1 2JP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM32.4%

    0.0 miles away

  • Catherine Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 6AZ · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS247%
    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM22.9%

    0.3 miles away

  • Catherine Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 6BY · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.4 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

    0.4 miles away

  • Shenton Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3FP · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • FSM22.6%

    0.4 miles away

  • Bridge Junior School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE5 3HH · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • FSM21.4%

    0.6 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

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Anna Grant-Thomas

Official links