Granby Primary School
Granby Road, Leicester, LE2 8LP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dale Cross
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 498
- Pupils on roll
- 460
- URN
- 120006
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162298160
About this school
Granby Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 460 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 58 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 43% | 47% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 72% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 67% | 53% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 67% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | 0.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Granby 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 47% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 469 |
| 2023/24 | 468 |
| 2024/25 | 473 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Granby Primary School compares
Granby Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 47% | 5.9% | 26.5% | 460 | — |
| Montrose School | 56% | 5.6% | 28% | 453 | 0.5 miles |
| Marriott Primary School | 34% | 8.5% | 51.2% | 421 | 0.6 miles |
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 43.5% | 233 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary's Fields Academy | 62% | 5.2% | 22% | 433 | 0.8 miles |
| Eyres Monsell Primary School | 34% | 7.4% | 40.6% | 388 | 1.0 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)
- 26.45%
- English as an additional language
- 24.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.94%
- Persistent absence
- 16.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Montrose School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Marriott Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Knighton Mead Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Mary's Fields Academy0.8 miles
Primary
-
Eyres Monsell Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Granby Primary School ranks 121st 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 Granby Primary School teach?
- Granby Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Granby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Granby Primary School is Mr Dale Cross, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Granby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Granby 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 Granby Primary School?
- Granby Primary School has 460 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Granby Primary School full?
- Granby Primary School has capacity for 498 pupils and 460 on roll (92%), 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 Granby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Granby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Granby Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Granby Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Granby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 47% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Granby Primary School rank locally?
- Granby Primary School ranked 61st of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 18% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Granby Primary School's absence rate?
- Granby Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Granby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Granby 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.