Stokes Wood 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 07/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Blackett Avenue, Leicester, LE3 9BX
Website: www.stokeswood.leicester.sch.uk
Telephone: 01162875305
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leicester
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs J Gadsby
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120038

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 07/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 486
Number of Pupils: 465
Number of Boys: 240
Number of Girls: 225

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 9.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 3.9 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 3.7 Confidence interval 2.2 to 5.2
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.3 Confidence interval 4.9 to 7.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:68%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stokes Wood Primary School
Blackett Avenue , LE3 9BX
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Parks Primary School
New Parks Crescent , LE3 9NZ
4out of 4 161 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Inglehurst Junior School
Ingle Street , LE3 9FS
3out of 4 781 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Inglehurst Infant School
Ingle Street , LE3 9FS
3out of 4 811 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
Avebury Avenue , LE4 0FQ
3out of 4 1,027 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
English Martyrs' Catholic School, A Voluntary Academy
Anstey Lane , LE4 0FJ
3out of 4 661 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Beaumont Leys School
Anstey Lane , LE4 0FL
3out of 4 1,073 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
New College Leicester
Greencoat Road , LE3 6DN
3out of 4 1,131 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School
Babington Academy
Strasbourg Drive , Beaumont Leys LE4 0SZ
4out of 4 1,819 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Castle Mead Academy
Richard III Road , LE3 5QT
- not rated 1,933 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Avanti Fields School
21 Furrow View , LE5 0BX
- not rated 2,800 yd Free schools Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
West Gate School
Glenfield Road , LE3 6DG
1out of 4 1,180 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cherryleas Assessment Centre
Westcotes Drive , LE3 0QU
- not rated 2,119 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Not applicable More About School
De Montfort University
The Gateway , LE1 9BH
- not rated 2,668 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Emmanuel Christian School
The Grounds of Braunstone , Evangelical Free Church LE3 1QP
- not rated 2,839 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
The Children's Hospital School
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust , Leicester Royal Infirmary LE1 5WW
4out of 4 3,249 yd Foundation special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.