Medway Community Primary School
St Stephens Road, Highfields, Leicester, LE2 1GH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Williams
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 560
- Pupils on roll
- 466
- URN
- 120108
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162544811
About this school
Medway Community Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 466 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 12 October 2022, 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 | 90 | 51 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 50% | 57% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 6% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 61% | 65% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 78% | 75% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 73% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 102.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Medway Community 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 | 50% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 482 |
| 2023/24 | 459 |
| 2024/25 | 463 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Medway Community Primary School compares
Medway Community Primary School ranked 30th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 8.2% | 31.5% | 466 | — |
| Uplands Infant School | — | 6.4% | 13.4% | 436 | 0.3 miles |
| Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy | 72% | 3.7% | 32.3% | 447 | 0.3 miles |
| Sparkenhoe Community Primary School | 68% | 7% | 25.4% | 450 | 0.3 miles |
| Highfields Primary School | 65% | 5.6% | 24.2% | 352 | 0.3 miles |
| Evington Valley Primary School | 77% | 7% | 18.4% | 339 | 0.6 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)
- 31.53%
- English as an additional language
- 93.3%
- Overall absence
- 8.23%
- Persistent absence
- 30.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Uplands Infant School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Highfields Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Evington Valley Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Medway Community Primary School ranks 67th 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 Medway Community Primary School teach?
- Medway Community Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Medway Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Medway Community Primary School is Mr Steven Williams, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Medway Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Medway Community 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 Medway Community Primary School?
- Medway Community Primary School has 466 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Medway Community Primary School full?
- Medway Community Primary School has capacity for 560 pupils and 466 on roll (83%), so it has space against 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 Medway Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Medway Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Medway Community Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Medway Community Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Medway Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 50% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Medway Community Primary School rank locally?
- Medway Community Primary School ranked 30th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Medway Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Medway Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 8.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Medway Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Medway Community 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.