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Wyvern Primary School

Community school · Leicester · LE4 7HH

Ages 3–11 · 454 pupils · Leicester

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Ofsted

Expected standard

KS2 expected (RWM)

66%

Overall absence

6.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Expected standard

Inspection date

2026-04-14

  • AchievementExpected standard
  • Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
  • InclusionExpected standard
  • Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
  • Leadership and governanceExpected standard

Safeguarding standards: Met

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)66%
Higher standard (RWM)7%
Avg scaled score — reading
104.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
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 absence6.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)22.6%
Unauthorised2.6%
Authorised absence
3.8%
Severe absence (50%+)
3.2%
Enrolments in measure
376

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

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

50

Places offered

51

1st-preference offers

50

Total preferences (any rank)
70
Preferred offers (top 3)
51
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 fill95%

454 pupils · 480 places

Pupils on roll
454
Boys / girls
219 / 235
School capacity
480
Capacity fill
454 / 480 (95%)
Free school meals
18.9%
FSM pupils
79
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
Mr Mark Wilson

Location

Address
Wyvern Avenue
Postcode
LE4 7HH
Town
Leicester
County
Leicestershire
Local authority
Leicester
District
Leicester
Constituency
Leicester East
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, 454 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 18.9%.

Open schools in Leicester
229
Primary schools in Leicester
153
Academies among open schools in Leicester
56% (128)
Open schools in LE4
37
Primary in LE4
27
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 LE4

  • Rushey Mead Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 6RB · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS252%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM11.2%
    • Demand1.00

    0.3 miles away

  • North Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 9DL · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS283%
    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM38.8%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Herrick Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 7NJ · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS253%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM15.7%
    • Demand0.86

    0.5 miles away

  • Mellor Community Primary School

    Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next

    Community school · Primary

    LEICESTER · LE4 5EQ · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS261%
    • Absence4.0%
    • FSM20.1%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • Sandfield Close Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 7RE · Leicester

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM16.4%
    • Demand1.13

    0.8 miles away

  • Abbey Mead Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Academy converter · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 5HH · Leicester

    Ages 3–11

    • KS272%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM13.7%
    • Demand1.00

    0.9 miles away

  • Catherine Infant School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    Leicester · LE4 6BY · Leicester

    Ages 3–7

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

    0.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Mark Wilson
Telephone
01162661408
Website
www.wyvern.leicester.sch.uk/

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