Desford Community Primary School is a primary school located in Leicester. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 19/09/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Kirkby Road, Leicester

School Information

Address: Kirkby Road, Leicester, LE9 9JH
Website: www.desford.leics.sch.uk
Telephone: 01455822379
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicestershire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Colin Wilson
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119921

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 19/09/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 405
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 195

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.4 Confidence interval -1.2 to 2
Writing
Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.8
Maths
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Desford Community Primary School
Kirkby Road , Desford LE9 9JH 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Bosworth Academy
Leicester Lane , Desford LE9 9JL 		4out of 4 1,091 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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