Billesdon Church of England Primary School
Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Horton
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Constituency
- Rutland and Stamford
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 88
- URN
- 120115
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162596327
About this school
Billesdon Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 88 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 80% | 44% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 100% | 56% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 100% | 67% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 100% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 109.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.80 | - | - |
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 Billesdon Church of England 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 | 62% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 80% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 44% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 89 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Billesdon Church of England Primary School compares
Billesdon Church of England Primary School ranked 192nd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 44% | 3.8% | 6.7% | 88 | — |
| Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.4% | 8.2% | 203 | 2.8 miles |
| Tugby Church of England Primary School | 100% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 50 | 2.8 miles |
| Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School | 60% | 4.2% | 9.6% | 321 | 4.5 miles |
| Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 71% | 4.7% | 7.4% | 203 | 4.5 miles |
| Fernvale Primary School | 39% | 4.8% | 16.8% | 331 | 4.6 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)
- 6.74%
- English as an additional language
- 1.1%
- Overall absence
- 3.79%
- Persistent absence
- 4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Tugby Church of England Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School4.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fernvale Primary School4.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Billesdon Church of England Primary School ranks 125th 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
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Billesdon Church of England Primary School teach?
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Billesdon Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Billesdon Church of England Primary School is Mrs Elaine Horton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Billesdon Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Billesdon Church of England 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 Billesdon Church of England Primary School?
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School has 88 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Billesdon Church of England Primary School full?
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School has capacity for 105 pupils and 88 on roll (84%), 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 Billesdon Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Billesdon Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Billesdon Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Billesdon Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Billesdon Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 62% in 2022/23 and 44% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Billesdon Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School ranked 192nd of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 15% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 89% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Billesdon Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Billesdon Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Billesdon Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Billesdon Church of England 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.