Wyvern Primary School
Wyvern Avenue, Leicester, LE4 7HH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Mark Wilson
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 454
- URN
- 120028
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162661408
About this school
Wyvern Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 454 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Wyvern Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 61 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 66% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 7% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 69% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 80% | 81% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.80 | - | - |
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 Wyvern 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 | 53% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 66% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 442 |
| 2024/25 | 442 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Wyvern Primary School compares
Wyvern Primary School ranked 27th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 5.2% | 15.4% | 454 | — |
| Rushey Mead Primary School | 46% | 4.6% | 11.5% | 532 | 0.3 miles |
| North Mead Primary Academy | 69% | 4.6% | 39.4% | 447 | 0.4 miles |
| Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy | 43% | 6.3% | 17.1% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Herrick Primary School | 58% | 5.7% | 13.9% | 305 | 0.5 miles |
| Mellor Community Primary School | 59% | 5% | 20.2% | 578 | 0.5 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 15.42%
- English as an additional language
- 68.1%
- Overall absence
- 5.24%
- Persistent absence
- 15.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rushey Mead Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
North Mead Primary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Herrick Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Mellor Community Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Wyvern Primary School ranks 59th 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 ages does Wyvern Primary School teach?
- Wyvern Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Wyvern Primary School?
- The headteacher of Wyvern Primary School is Mr Mark Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Wyvern Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Wyvern 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 many pupils are at Wyvern Primary School?
- Wyvern Primary School has 454 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Wyvern Primary School full?
- Wyvern Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 454 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Wyvern Primary School a faith school?
- No. Wyvern Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Wyvern Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Wyvern Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Wyvern Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Wyvern Primary School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Wyvern Primary School ranked 27th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Wyvern Primary School's absence rate?
- Wyvern Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Wyvern Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Wyvern 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 15 July 2026.