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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE2 3YAOverdale Junior School
Primary

Overdale Junior School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE2 3YA www.overdale-jun.leicester.sch.uk/

Pupils
480
cap. 490
Ages
7 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
62%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
480
Pupils · 2024/25
50%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 14/09/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Overdale Junior School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2018/19

RWM expected standard
62%
-7pp
69%65%61%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 62%
RWM higher standard
8%
-3pp
11%7%3%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
79%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
81%
Maths higher standard
28%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
83%
SPAG higher standard
36%
Reading scaled score
107.0
Maths scaled score
106.0
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
480
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
50%
FSM eligible
14%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA
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
2024/2562%8%79%42%72%12%81%28%81%83%107.0106.0108.019%480
2023/2469%11%82%33%75%20%84%32%82%87%107.0107.0109.021%481
2022/2368%6%81%37%74%9%84%35%85%85%107.0106.0107.0+2.70+1.10+3.4023%472
2018/1961%3%70%29%79%3%84%32%87%84%104.0106.0106.0+0.60-1.70+1.4019%446

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
2024/2548023.519%50%14%5%12%
2023/2448123.321%23%12%5%12%
2022/2347221.923%21%12%6%14%
2021/2247722.220%21%12%6%18%
2020/2144722.122%21%12%
2018/1944620.019%25%17%4%6%

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