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Rothley Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Burrow Drive, Rothley, Leicester LE7 7RZ · rothley.leics.sch.uk · 0116 230 2106
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Dec 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 69%
- 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
- 610
- 190 over 420 places · 145%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 9.9%
- First language not English
- 0.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 120 families put the school first and 89 places were offered; 74% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 89 | 120 | 1.3▲ | 74% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 88 | 100 | 1.1▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 90 | 89 | 1 | 99% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 79 | 76 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 90 | 113 | 1.3▲ | 78% |
Results
In 2024/25, 69% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲69% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●107 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Rothley Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 13 December 2022, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 13 Dec 2022
- 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: Improving, ungraded inspection, Dec 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Dec 2021Ungraded inspectionImproving
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jun 2009Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (101 replies, to 4 September 2023).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 101
- 22% · 4 Sept 2023
based on the 72% who raised concerns
based on the 27% who had a child bullied