Water Leys Primary School
Guilford Drive, Wigston, LE18 1HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Steve Wright Michelle Goodwin
- Constituency
- Harborough, Oadby and Wigston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 120079
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162884135
About this school
Water Leys Primary School is a community primary school in Wigston. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 402 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 17 April 2024, 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.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 65% | 56% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 82% | 78% | 69% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 77% | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.10 | - | - |
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 Water Leys 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 56% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 417 |
| 2023/24 | 402 |
| 2024/25 | 401 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Water Leys Primary School compares
Water Leys Primary School ranked 145th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 56% | 5.4% | 18.2% | 402 | — |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 227 | 0.6 miles |
| Overdale Infant School | — | 6% | 8.7% | 352 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 45% | 5% | 43.5% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| All Saints Church of England Primary School | 45% | 7.3% | 35.6% | 202 | 0.7 miles |
| Overdale Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 489 | 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)
- 18.2%
- English as an additional language
- 32.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.4%
- Persistent absence
- 15.32%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Fairfield Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Overdale Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
All Saints Church of England Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Overdale Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Wigston
Water Leys Primary School ranks 5th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Wigston.
- All Saints Church of England Primary School Primary
- Fairfield Community Primary School Primary
- Glenmere Community Primary School Primary
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Hill Primary Primary
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston Primary
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire Primary
- The Meadow Community Primary School Primary
- Thythorn Field Community Primary School Primary
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nursery
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What year groups does Water Leys Primary School teach?
- Water Leys Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Water Leys Primary School?
- The headteacher of Water Leys Primary School is Co Headteacher Steve Wright Michelle Goodwin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Water Leys Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Water Leys 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 Water Leys Primary School?
- Water Leys Primary School has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Water Leys Primary School full?
- Water Leys Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 402 on roll (96%), 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 Water Leys Primary School a faith school?
- No. Water Leys Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Water Leys Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Water Leys Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Water Leys Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 56% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Water Leys Primary School rank locally?
- Water Leys Primary School ranked 145th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 31% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Water Leys Primary School's absence rate?
- Water Leys Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Water Leys Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Water Leys 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.