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Arnesby Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Mill Hill Road, Arnesby, Leicester LE8 5WG · arnesby.embracemat.org · 0116 247 8563
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Sept 2023
- Key stage 2, 2023/24
- 29%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicestershire 61%, England 61%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 41
- 59% of 70 places
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 4.9%
- First language not English
- 0%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 7 families put the school first and 7 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 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2023/24, 29% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Leicestershire it was 61%, and across England 61%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| hidden | 62% | ||
| hidden | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| hidden | 106 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
| hidden | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120109)
hidden: too few pupils to publish
Ofsted
Arnesby Church of England Primary School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 19 September 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120109), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Feb 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120109)
Sept 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120109)
Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120109)
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (21 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 21
- 1% · 2 Sept 2024
based on the 67% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied