Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School
Main Street, Kilby, Wigston, LE18 3TD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Hartshorne
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 119
- Pupils on roll
- 78
- URN
- 120195
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162402434
About this school
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Wigston. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 78 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Kilby St Mary's Church of England 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- 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 | 4 | 14 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 57% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | - | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | - | 57% | 100% |
| Expected standard in maths | - | 64% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | - | 64% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | 102.0 | 101.0 |
Trends over time
How Kilby St Mary's 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 | — | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75 |
| 2023/24 | 84 |
| 2024/25 | 80 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School compares
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranked 176th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 4.1% | 5% | 78 | — |
| Thythorn Field Community Primary School | — | — | — | 165 | 1.4 miles |
| Fleckney Church of England Primary School | 51% | 4.5% | 14.4% | 435 | 1.8 miles |
| Arnesby Church of England Primary School | — | 3.1% | 2.6% | 41 | 1.9 miles |
| Little Hill Primary | 63% | 4.7% | 16.5% | 406 | 2.3 miles |
| Greenfield Primary School | 64% | 5% | 14.6% | 555 | 2.3 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)
- 5%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 4.08%
- Persistent absence
- 8.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thythorn Field Community Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Fleckney Church of England Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Arnesby Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Little Hill Primary2.3 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Greenfield Primary School2.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Wigston
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranks 8th 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
- 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
- Water Leys Primary School Primary
- Wigston Menphys Nursery School Nursery
- South Wigston High School Secondary
- Wigston Academy Secondary
Common questions
- What ages does Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School teach?
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Wigston.
- Who is the headteacher of Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School is Miss Rebecca Hartshorne, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kilby St Mary's 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 many pupils are at Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School?
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School has 78 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School full?
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School has capacity for 119 pupils and 78 on roll (66%), 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 Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Kilby St Mary's 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 57% in 2023/24 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School ranked 176th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kilby St Mary's 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.