Scraptoft Valley Primary School
New Romney Crescent, Netherhall Estate, Leicester, LE5 1NG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Miss Louise Craig
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 449
- URN
- 120086
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162413444
About this school
Scraptoft Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 449 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
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
- Early years
- 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 | 54 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 48% | 36% | 37% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 54% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 59% | 50% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 56% | 53% | 63% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 99.0 | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.70 | - | - |
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 Scraptoft Valley 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 | 48% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 36% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 37% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 439 |
| 2023/24 | 454 |
| 2024/25 | 461 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Scraptoft Valley Primary School compares
Scraptoft Valley Primary School ranked 70th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 37% | 7.3% | 39.1% | 449 | — |
| St Josephs Catholic Academy | 53% | 4.9% | 24.8% | 213 | 0.3 miles |
| Kestrel Mead Primary Academy | 79% | 5.1% | 23% | 761 | 0.5 miles |
| Thurnby Mead Primary Academy | 43% | 5.6% | 28.1% | 248 | 0.7 miles |
| Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy | 73% | 6.1% | 35.6% | 436 | 0.8 miles |
| Fernvale Primary School | 39% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 331 | 0.9 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)
- 39.08%
- English as an additional language
- 38%
- Overall absence
- 7.26%
- Persistent absence
- 20.05%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Josephs Catholic Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fernvale Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Scraptoft Valley Primary School ranks 133rd 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 Scraptoft Valley Primary School teach?
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Scraptoft Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Scraptoft Valley Primary School is Miss Louise Craig, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Scraptoft Valley Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Scraptoft Valley 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 Scraptoft Valley Primary School?
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School has 449 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Scraptoft Valley Primary School full?
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School has capacity for 475 pupils and 449 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 Scraptoft Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Scraptoft Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Scraptoft Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Scraptoft Valley Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Scraptoft Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 48% in 2022/23 and 37% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Scraptoft Valley Primary School rank locally?
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School ranked 70th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 23% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Scraptoft Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Scraptoft Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 7.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Scraptoft Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Scraptoft Valley 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.