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Evington Valley Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Evington Valley Road, Leicester LE5 5LL · evingtonvalley.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 273 6971
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 77%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.48 mi
- 0.78 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 339
- 24 over 315 places · 108%
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.8%
- First language not English
- 98.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.48 mi (777 m) from the school. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 49 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 92% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 45 | 49 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 45 | 51 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 57 | 1.3▲ | 79% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 51 | 1.1▲ | 86% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.48 mi0.78 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲77% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲109 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 25 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Evington Valley Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 24 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2012
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2012Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2010Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good
What parents said
78% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 78%
- Replies
- 40
- 11% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 70% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied