Greenfield Primary School
Gwendoline Drive, Countesthorpe, Leicester, LE8 5SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mr Colin Bowpitt
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 555
- URN
- 132226
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162773584
About this school
Greenfield Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 555 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Greenfield 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
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 | 89 | 91 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 68% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 9% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 77% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 84% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 85% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Greenfield 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 | 68% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 608 |
| 2023/24 | 607 |
| 2024/25 | 577 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Greenfield Primary School compares
Greenfield Primary School ranked 99th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 5% | 14.6% | 555 | — |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 16% | 329 | 1.3 miles |
| Badgerbrook Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 398 | 1.6 miles |
| Parkland Primary School South Wigston | 52% | 5.7% | 33.6% | 549 | 1.6 miles |
| Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School | 34% | 4.3% | 20.7% | 197 | 1.7 miles |
| Thythorn Field Community Primary School | — | — | — | 165 | 1.8 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)
- 14.56%
- English as an additional language
- 1.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.03%
- Persistent absence
- 11.78%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Badgerbrook Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Parkland Primary School South Wigston1.6 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thythorn Field Community Primary School1.8 miles
Primary · Wigston
Other schools in Leicester
Greenfield Primary School ranks 66th 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 ages does Greenfield Primary School teach?
- Greenfield Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the executive head teacher of Greenfield Primary School?
- The executive head teacher of Greenfield Primary School is Mr Colin Bowpitt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Greenfield Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Greenfield 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 Greenfield Primary School?
- Greenfield Primary School has 555 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Greenfield Primary School full?
- Greenfield Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 555 on roll (88%), 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 Greenfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Greenfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Greenfield Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Greenfield Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Greenfield 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 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 Greenfield Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Greenfield Primary School ranked 99th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire 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 59% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Greenfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Greenfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Greenfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Greenfield 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.