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Kingsway Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Kingsway North, Braunstone Town, Leicester LE3 3BD · kingsway.org.uk · 0116 289 8525
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 49%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 63%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 312
- 99% of 315 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Free school meals
- 24.7%
- First language not English
- 32.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 33 families put the school first and 45 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 | 45 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 37 | 30 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 45 | 33 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 29 | 21 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 32 | 28 | 0.9 | 96% |
Results
In 2024/25, 49% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 6% 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 | |||
| ▼49% | 62% | ||
| ●6% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▼103 | 106 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 119985)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Kingsway Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
73% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (37 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 73%
- Replies
- 37
- 12% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 57% who had a child bullied