Imperial Avenue Infant School
Imperial Avenue, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 1AH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Head Teacher
- Mr Leigh Fox
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 324
- Pupils on roll
- 300
- URN
- 120014
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162824503
About this school
Imperial Avenue Infant School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 300 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Imperial Avenue Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 14 June 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.
Trends over time
How Imperial Avenue Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 308 |
| 2023/24 | 316 |
| 2024/25 | 319 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Imperial Avenue Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.8% | 24.9% | 300 | — |
| Folville Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 37.5% | 355 | 0.4 miles |
| St Mary's Fields Academy | 62% | 5.2% | 22% | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | 58% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 239 | 0.6 miles |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.6 miles |
| Caldecote Community Primary School | 82% | 6.9% | 44.1% | 600 | 0.7 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)
- 24.91%
- English as an additional language
- 42.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.82%
- Persistent absence
- 17.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Folville Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Mary's Fields Academy0.5 miles
Primary
-
Shaftesbury Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dovelands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Caldecote Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other 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 ages does Imperial Avenue Infant School teach?
- Imperial Avenue Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the head teacher of Imperial Avenue Infant School?
- The head teacher of Imperial Avenue Infant School is Mr Leigh Fox, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Imperial Avenue Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Imperial Avenue Infant 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 Imperial Avenue Infant School?
- Imperial Avenue Infant School has 300 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Imperial Avenue Infant School full?
- Imperial Avenue Infant School has capacity for 324 pupils and 300 on roll (93%), 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 Imperial Avenue Infant School a faith school?
- No. Imperial Avenue Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Imperial Avenue Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Imperial Avenue Infant School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Imperial Avenue Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Imperial Avenue Infant School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Imperial Avenue Infant School's absence rate?
- Imperial Avenue Infant School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Imperial Avenue Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Imperial Avenue Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.