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EnglandEast MidlandsLeicesterLE4 7RESandfield Close Primary School
Primary

Sandfield Close Primary School

Primary

Leicester · Leicester · LE4 7RE www.sandfieldclose.leicester.sch.uk

Pupils
248
cap. 252
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
64%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
248
Pupils · 2024/25
65%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 29/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityLeicester
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandfield Close Primary School · Primary · Leicester

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
64%
-5pp
73%68%62%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 64%
RWM higher standard
0%
0pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
30%
Writing expected standard
64%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
79%
Maths higher standard
42%
Science expected standard
76%
SPAG expected standard
73%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
107.0
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
248
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
65%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Sandfield Close, Leicester, LE4 7RE
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
2024/2564%0%73%30%64%0%79%42%76%73%105.0107.0108.014%248
2023/2469%0%82%35%80%2%82%38%95%84%106.0106.0108.013%271
2022/2362%7%74%23%77%7%67%43%92%72%104.0105.0107.0-0.80-0.10+0.8011%298
2018/1973%10%79%25%90%22%86%22%97%94%105.0105.0108.0+1.00+2.10+0.8012%382
2017/1872%13%79%25%92%30%82%26%90%90%105.0105.0110.0+2.00+4.30+2.2017%401
2016/1776%8%78%14%93%44%90%25%95%92%104.0106.0110.0+2.30+6.50+3.7019%400

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
2024/2524818.714%65%17%4%11%
2023/2427119.013%64%16%4%7%
2022/2329819.311%67%13%5%12%
2021/2234420.811%74%16%6%17%
2020/2136622.310%80%18%
2018/1938223.712%90%16%4%8%
2017/1840121.217%92%15%4%9%
2016/1740022.019%92%15%4%10%

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