Shaftesbury Junior School
Latimer Street, Leicester, LE3 0QE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Karl Stewart
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 239
- URN
- 120026
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162549203
About this school
Shaftesbury Junior School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 239 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
- 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 | 56 | 56 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 27% | 48% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 4% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 57% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 68% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 68% | 70% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -4.40 | - | - |
| 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 Shaftesbury Junior 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 | 27% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 245 |
| 2024/25 | 241 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Shaftesbury Junior School compares
Shaftesbury Junior School ranked 47th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 239 | — |
| King Richard III Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.5% | 29.1% | 269 | 0.2 miles |
| Imperial Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 24.9% | 300 | 0.6 miles |
| Dovelands Primary School | 63% | 4.7% | 14.6% | 534 | 0.7 miles |
| Hazel Community Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 27.3% | 410 | 0.7 miles |
| Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy | 54% | 3.2% | 12.4% | 645 | 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)
- 37.34%
- English as an additional language
- 68.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 7.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Imperial Avenue Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Dovelands Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Hazel Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Shaftesbury Junior School ranks 90th 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 Shaftesbury Junior School teach?
- Shaftesbury Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Shaftesbury Junior School?
- The headteacher of Shaftesbury Junior School is Mr Karl Stewart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Shaftesbury Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Shaftesbury Junior 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 Shaftesbury Junior School?
- Shaftesbury Junior School has 239 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Shaftesbury Junior School full?
- Shaftesbury Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 239 on roll (100%), 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 Shaftesbury Junior School a faith school?
- No. Shaftesbury Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Shaftesbury Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Shaftesbury Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Shaftesbury Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 27% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Shaftesbury Junior School rank locally?
- Shaftesbury Junior School ranked 47th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Shaftesbury Junior School's absence rate?
- Shaftesbury Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Shaftesbury Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Shaftesbury Junior 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.