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Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Melton Road, Waltham-on-the-Wolds, Melton Mowbray LE14 4AJ · waltham.risemat.co.uk · 01664 464269
On the mapSearch near LE14 4AJ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Apr 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 122
- 3 over 119 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 12 families put the school first and 13 places were offered; 100% 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 | 13 | 12 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 21 | 1.2▲ | 86% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 24 | 1.6▲ | 63% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 14 | 13 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 21% 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 | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▲21% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼102 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Waltham on the Wolds Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 25 April 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 25 Apr 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, Jan 2010
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jan 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Oct 2006Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (29 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 29
- 30% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 62% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied