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EnglandEast MidlandsHinckley and BosworthLE9 9JHDesford Community Primary School
Primary

Desford Community Primary School

Primary

Hinckley and Bosworth · Leicester · LE9 9JH www.desford.leics.sch.uk

Pupils
382
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
382
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
382
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
4%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 05/07/2017

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicestershire
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Desford Community Primary School · Primary · Leicestershire

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2022/23

RWM expected standard
71%
+23pp
71%60%48%
'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
4%
+4pp
4%2%0%
'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
37%
Writing expected standard
76%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
47%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
86%
SPAG higher standard
29%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
382
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
15%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
4%

Contact

Address
Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JH
Local authority
Leicestershire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%4%78%37%76%4%82%47%88%86%107.0108.0108.015%382
2023/2448%0%86%37%51%0%77%28%68%85%107.0105.0107.015%384
2022/2354%4%74%26%60%13%68%16%71%62%105.0102.0102.0-0.30-1.10-2.3010%401

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2538224.215%3%13%4%4%
2023/2438423.415%3%10%4%7%
2022/2340122.910%2%12%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.