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Granby Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Granby Road, Leicester LE2 8LP · granby.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 229 8160
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.83 mi
- 1.34 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 460
- 92% of 498 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- 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 0.83 mi (1.34 km) from the school. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 64 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 64 | 1.1▲ | 92% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 92% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 61 | 1▲ | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 72 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 58 | 1 | 100% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.83 mi1.34 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Granby Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 23 May 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 23 May 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Oct 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Feb 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Mar 2011Requires 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
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (68 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 68
- 14% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 85% who raised concerns
based on 9 parents (13%) whose child was bullied
based on 9 parents (13%) with SEND