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Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester LE8 4FE · thistlymeadow.net · 0116 277 5648

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
Key stage 2, 2024/25
48%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
Demand for places
1.3
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
329
78% of 420 places
Local authority
Leicestershire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
11.9%
First language not English
3.6%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 78 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 77% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 47 (Places 48)47September 2023: 59 (Places 60)59September 2024: 52 (Places 52)52September 2025: 58 (Places 59)58September 2026: 78 (Places 60)78Places 60
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202660781.3▲77%
September 2025Sept 202559581100%
September 2024Sept 202452521100%
September 2023Sept 202360591100%
September 2022Sept 202248471100%

Results

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 55% (England 53%)55%2016/17: 64% (England 61%)64%2017/18: 66% (England 64%)66%2018/19: 60% (England 65%)60%2022/23: 69% (England 60%)69%2023/24: 67% (England 61%)67%2024/25: 48% (England 62%)48%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
▼48%62%
▼3%8%
Average scaled score
●105106
●103105
●105105

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School on 3 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
3 Jun 2025
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationOutstanding
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementOutstanding
Early yearsGood

Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Jan 2023

Earlier inspections

September 2019 to November 2025

  • Jan 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
    SafeguardingEffective

Before September 2019

  • Dec 2017Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Personal development, behaviour and welfareGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Oct 2012Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

99% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (75 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
99%
Replies
75
25% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲95% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲95% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations●84% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲96% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲88% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲92% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●92% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●89% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development▲89% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲86% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 69% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▲62% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 29% who had a child bullied

Gets the SEND support they need▲88% agreeEngland 67%

based on 17 parents (23%) with SEND

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