Griffydam Primary School
Top Road, Griffydam, Coalville, LE67 8HU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Wills
- Constituency
- North West Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 93
- URN
- 119918
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01530222281
About this school
Griffydam Primary School is a community primary school in Coalville. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 93 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Griffydam Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 2 March 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 87% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 27% | 14% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 100% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 93% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 73% | 100% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 110.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.50 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Griffydam Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 2.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 107 |
| 2023/24 | 97 |
| 2024/25 | 97 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Griffydam Primary School compares
Griffydam Primary School ranked 96th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 2.4% | 7.2% | 93 | — |
| Newbold Church of England Primary School | — | 3.8% | 10.7% | 30 | 0.8 miles |
| Thringstone Primary School | 42% | 6.2% | 35.4% | 175 | 0.9 miles |
| Worthington School | 88% | 7.4% | 17.5% | 52 | 1.3 miles |
| Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School | 36% | 3.8% | 2.5% | 87 | 1.5 miles |
| Swannington Church of England Primary School | 64% | 3.5% | 16.4% | 66 | 1.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 7.22%
- English as an additional language
- 2.1%
- Overall absence
- 2.4%
- Persistent absence
- 1.15%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newbold Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Thringstone Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Worthington School1.3 miles
Primary · Ashby-de-la-Zouch
-
Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
Swannington Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Coalville
Other schools in Coalville
Griffydam Primary School ranks 6th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Coalville.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville Primary
- Belvoirdale Community Primary School Primary
- Broom Leys School Primary
- Ellistown Community Primary School Primary
- Greenstone Primary School Primary
- Heather Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
- Hugglescote Community Primary School Primary
- New Swannington Primary School Primary
- Newbold Church of England Primary School Primary
- Newton Burgoland Primary School Primary
- Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Griffydam Primary School teach?
- Griffydam Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Coalville.
- Who is the headteacher of Griffydam Primary School?
- The headteacher of Griffydam Primary School is Miss Victoria Wills, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Griffydam Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Griffydam Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Griffydam Primary School?
- Griffydam Primary School has 93 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Griffydam Primary School full?
- Griffydam Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 93 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Griffydam Primary School a faith school?
- No. Griffydam Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Griffydam Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Griffydam Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Griffydam Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Griffydam Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Griffydam Primary School ranked 96th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 100% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Griffydam Primary School's absence rate?
- Griffydam Primary School's overall absence rate is 2.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Griffydam Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Griffydam Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.