King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
Andrewes Street, Leicester, LE3 5PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Elizabeth Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 179
- Pupils on roll
- 269
- URN
- 120017
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162621905
About this school
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 269 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How King Richard III Infant and Nursery 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 | 7.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 282 |
| 2023/24 | 276 |
| 2024/25 | 275 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King Richard III Infant and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.5% | 29.1% | 269 | — |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | 58% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 239 | 0.2 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 0.7 miles |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.7 miles |
| Slater Primary School | 67% | 5.7% | 24.5% | 189 | 0.7 miles |
| Fosse Mead Primary Academy | 58% | 5.8% | 39.7% | 433 | 0.8 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
- 23 April 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report7 December 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.1%
- English as an additional language
- 80.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.52%
- Persistent absence
- 12.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shaftesbury Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dovelands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Slater Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fosse Mead Primary Academy0.8 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 year groups does King Richard III Infant and Nursery School teach?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of King Richard III Infant and Nursery School is Miss Elizabeth Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was King Richard III Infant and Nursery School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King Richard III Infant and Nursery 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 King Richard III Infant and Nursery School?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School has 269 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is King Richard III Infant and Nursery School full?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School has capacity for 179 pupils and 269 on roll (150%), so it is at or above 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 King Richard III Infant and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. King Richard III Infant and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does King Richard III Infant and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records King Richard III Infant and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does King Richard III Infant and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists King Richard III Infant and Nursery 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 King Richard III Infant and Nursery School's absence rate?
- King Richard III Infant and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King Richard III Infant and Nursery 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 King Richard III Infant and Nursery 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.