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Water Leys Primary School

Community school · Wigston · LE18 1HG

Ages 4–11 · 402 pupils · Leicestershire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

65%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-05-16

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)65%
Higher standard (RWM)8%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
104.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)13.4%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
374

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

47

Places offered

49

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
80
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
10
Offers to outside-LA applicants
4

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 fill96%

402 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
402
Boys / girls
215 / 187
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
402 / 420 (96%)
Free school meals
16.2%
FSM pupils
65
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

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

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Co Headteacher Steve Wright Michelle Goodwin

Location

Address
Guilford Drive
Postcode
LE18 1HG
Town
Wigston
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicestershire
District
Oadby and Wigston
Constituency
Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
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 4–11, in Wigston, Leicestershire, 402 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 16.2%.

Open schools in Wigston
14
Primary schools in Wigston
10
Academies among open schools in Wigston
79% (11)
Open schools in LE18
15
Primary in LE18
10
Open schools in Leicestershire LA
328
Primary in Leicestershire LA
231

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 WigstonNear LE18

  • Fairfield Community Primary School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 4WA · Leicestershire

    Ages 2–11

    • KS262%
    • Absence5.2%
    • FSM13.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.6 miles away

  • Overdale Infant School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3YA · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

    • Absence5.8%
    • FSM7.6%
    • Demand0.98

    0.7 miles away

  • Overdale Junior School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 3YA · Leicester

    Ages 7–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM12.1%

    0.7 miles away

  • Little Hill Primary

    Ofsted: Expected standard

    Academy converter · Primary

    Wigston · LE18 2GZ · Leicestershire

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.0%
    • FSM17.2%
    • Demand0.96

    0.9 miles away

  • Marriott Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE2 6NE · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS244%
    • Absence8.9%
    • FSM49.9%
    • Demand0.95

    1.0 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Co Headteacher Steve Wright Michelle Goodwin
Telephone
01162884135
Website
www.waterleysprimaryschool.co.uk/

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