Avenue Primary School
Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, LE2 3EJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennifer Goddard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 553
- Pupils on roll
- 545
- URN
- 131002
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162708326
About this school
Avenue Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 545 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Avenue 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 9 April 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 72 | 73 | 69 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 55% | 61% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 74% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 68% | 77% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 74% | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.80 | - | - |
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 Avenue 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 | 64% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 61% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 548 |
| 2023/24 | 558 |
| 2024/25 | 552 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Avenue Primary School compares
Avenue Primary School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 61% | 5.3% | 18.7% | 545 | — |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 61% | 5% | 15.8% | 602 | 0.4 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 274 | 0.4 miles |
| Knighton Mead Primary Academy | 63% | 6.2% | 43.5% | 233 | 0.7 miles |
| Overdale Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 489 | 0.8 miles |
| Overdale Infant School | — | 6% | 8.7% | 352 | 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)
- 18.74%
- English as an additional language
- 42%
- Overall absence
- 5.25%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Knighton Mead Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Overdale Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Overdale Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Avenue Primary School ranks 76th 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
- 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
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Avenue Primary School teach?
- Avenue Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Avenue Primary School?
- The headteacher of Avenue Primary School is Mrs Jennifer Goddard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Avenue Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Avenue 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 Avenue Primary School?
- Avenue Primary School has 545 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Avenue Primary School full?
- Avenue Primary School has capacity for 553 pupils and 545 on roll (99%), 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 Avenue Primary School a faith school?
- No. Avenue Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Avenue Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Avenue Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Avenue Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 61% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Avenue Primary School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Avenue Primary School ranked 38th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 43% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Avenue Primary School's absence rate?
- Avenue Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Avenue Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Avenue 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.