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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE5 6ADLinden Primary School
Primary

Linden Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE5 6AD www.linden.leicester.sch.uk

Pupils
435
cap. 475
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
75%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
75%
RWM expected · 2024/25
10%
RWM higher · 2024/25
435
Pupils · 2024/25
75%
EAL · 2024/25
20%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Standards maintained

Ofsted inspection · 13/11/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Linden Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
75%
+11pp
75%70%64%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 75%
RWM higher standard
10%
+5pp
18%11%3%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
56%
Writing expected standard
85%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
41%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
92%
SPAG higher standard
47%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
GPS scaled score
109.0

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
435
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
75%
FSM eligible
16%
SEN
10%
Overall absence
7%
Persistent absence
20%

Contact

Address
Headland Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6AD
Local authority
Leicester
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
2024/2575%10%88%56%85%10%81%41%81%92%109.0107.0109.010%435
2023/2464%5%83%27%71%5%71%24%83%83%106.0104.0107.011%438
2022/2369%3%80%34%71%5%85%34%78%80%105.0106.0109.0+1.00-1.00+2.2010%440
2018/1972%18%73%32%87%25%88%43%83%87%105.0108.0108.0+0.20+1.60+2.409%457
2017/1872%15%79%26%84%23%77%28%77%74%105.0105.0106.0-0.80+0.30-0.407%478
2016/1764%0%68%17%73%2%81%22%83%83%103.0106.0108.0-1.00-1.50+1.306%481

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
2024/2543521.810%75%16%7%20%
2023/2443821.811%74%15%6%16%
2022/2344023.110%72%18%8%24%
2021/2244722.510%68%18%7%20%
2020/2143723.510%65%18%
2018/1945723.79%68%19%5%9%
2017/1847825.17%64%20%5%8%
2016/1748123.16%65%20%5%12%

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