Newbold Verdon Primary School
Dragon Lane, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, LE9 9NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lucy Collins
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 249
- Pupils on roll
- 220
- URN
- 119942
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455822362
About this school
Newbold Verdon Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 220 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 35 | 44 | 35 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 51% | 52% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 5% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 66% | 70% | 49% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 70% | 34% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 51% | 57% | 49% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 107.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 105.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Newbold Verdon 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 | 51% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 232 |
| 2023/24 | 231 |
| 2024/25 | 222 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Newbold Verdon Primary School compares
Newbold Verdon Primary School ranked 205th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 6.1% | 24.3% | 220 | — |
| Barlestone Church of England Primary School | 57% | 5.3% | 20.1% | 185 | 1.6 miles |
| Desford Community Primary School | 71% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 385 | 2.0 miles |
| Dove Bank Primary School | 67% | 9.2% | 20.8% | 149 | 2.6 miles |
| Thornton Primary School | 70% | 3.9% | 27.9% | 129 | 2.8 miles |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) | 82% | 3.9% | 13.1% | 227 | 2.8 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.
Inspection history
- 1 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report2 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.32%
- English as an additional language
- 6.8%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 16.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Barlestone Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Desford Community Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dove Bank Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
-
Thornton Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Coalville
-
St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth)2.8 miles
Primary · Nuneaton
Other schools in Leicester
Newbold Verdon Primary School ranks 137th of the 139 ranked primary schools in Leicester.
- Abbey Mead Primary Academy Primary
- Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Primary
- All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Primary
- Arnesby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Avenue Primary School Primary
- Badgerbrook Primary School Primary
- Barley Croft Primary School Primary
- Barwell Church of England Academy Primary
- Barwell Infant School Primary
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School Primary
- Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Primary
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Newbold Verdon Primary School teach?
- Newbold Verdon Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Newbold Verdon Primary School?
- The headteacher of Newbold Verdon Primary School is Mrs Lucy Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Newbold Verdon Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Newbold Verdon 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 big is Newbold Verdon Primary School?
- Newbold Verdon Primary School has 220 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Newbold Verdon Primary School full?
- Newbold Verdon Primary School has capacity for 249 pupils and 220 on roll (88%), 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 Newbold Verdon Primary School a faith school?
- No. Newbold Verdon Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Newbold Verdon Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Newbold Verdon Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Newbold Verdon Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Newbold Verdon Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Newbold Verdon Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 51% in 2022/23 and 31% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Newbold Verdon Primary School rank locally?
- Newbold Verdon Primary School ranked 205th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Newbold Verdon Primary School's absence rate?
- Newbold Verdon Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Newbold Verdon Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Newbold Verdon 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.