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Newtown Linford Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy

Main Street, Newtown Linford, Leicester LE6 0AD · newtown.bepschools.org · 01530 242370

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Overview

Ofsted
No overall grade
2019 framework · inspected Nov 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
60%
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
116
97% of 119 places
Local authority
Leicestershire
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
4.3%
First language not English
3.4%
School census 2025/26
Trust
Bradgate Education Partnership

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 22 families put the school first and 17 places were offered; 68% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 23 (Places 20)23September 2023: 19 (Places 17)19September 2024: 19 (Places 17)19September 2025: 12 (Places 14)12September 2026: 22 (Places 17)22Places 17
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202617221.3▲68%
September 2025Sept 202514120.9100%
September 2024Sept 202417191.1▲84%
September 2023Sept 202317191.1▲79%
September 2022Sept 202220231.2▲83%

Results

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 20% 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: 44% (England 53%)44%2016/17: 55% (England 61%)55%2017/18: 60% (England 64%)60%2018/19: 81% (England 65%)81%2022/23: 58% (England 60%)58%2023/24: 63% (England 61%)63%2024/25: 60% (England 62%)60%England 62%
2024/25TrendSchoolEngland
Reading, writing and maths
●60%62%
▲20%8%
Average scaled score
●108106
●104105
▲108105

Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119943)

Ofsted

Ofsted inspected Newtown Linford Primary School on 12 November 2024 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.

Overall
No overall grade
Inspected
12 Nov 2024
Graded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Graded areas

Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
Personal developmentOutstanding
Leadership and managementGood
Early yearsGood

Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Jun 2019

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2019Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Apr 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Sept 2012Requires improvement
    Outcomes for pupilsRequires improvement
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentRequires improvement
    Leadership and managementGood

What parents said

90% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (41 replies, to 1 September 2025).

Recommend
90%
Replies
41
36% · 1 Sept 2025
Child is happy at school▲95% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▲97% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▲98% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▲90% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▲95% agreeEngland 87%
Told what child will learn▲93% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▲88% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects●90% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities●93% agreeEngland 91%
Supports personal development●80% agreeEngland 79%
Concerns are dealt with properly▲90% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 68% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼45% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 22% who had a child bullied

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