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St Mary's Fields Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
21 Compton Road, 21 Compton Road, 410 LE3 2DH · st-marysfields.leicester.sch.uk · 0116 282 4623
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Leicester 60%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.84 mi
- 1.35 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Leicester Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 433
- 92% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 21.8%
- First language not English
- 71.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.84 mi (1.35 km) from the school. Source: Leicester Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 63 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 95% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 63 | 1.1▲ | 95% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 60 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 57 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 98% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.84 mi1.35 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 3% the higher standard. Across Leicester it was 60%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ▼3% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 120025)
Ofsted
St Mary's Fields Academy was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 11 January 2023, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120025)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Mar 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 120025), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2019Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120025)
Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120025)
Apr 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 120025)