Rolleston Primary School
Hillsborough Road, Leicester, LE2 9PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Co Headteacher Mr Dwayne Toon and Mr Mark Durkin
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 445
- Pupils on roll
- 397
- URN
- 134305
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162782300
About this school
Rolleston Primary School is a community primary school in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 397 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 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
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong 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 | 58 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 45% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 62% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 69% | 58% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 60% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - | - |
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 Rolleston 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 | 45% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 45% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 430 |
| 2023/24 | 427 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Rolleston Primary School compares
Rolleston Primary School ranked 69th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 397 | — |
| Eyres Monsell Primary School | 34% | 7.4% | 40.6% | 388 | 0.4 miles |
| Parkland Primary School South Wigston | 52% | 5.7% | 33.6% | 549 | 0.7 miles |
| Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy | 45% | 5% | 43.5% | 203 | 0.7 miles |
| Fairfield Community Primary School | 52% | 4.9% | 18.8% | 227 | 0.8 miles |
| Glen Hills Primary School | 64% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 471 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report21 April 2026
- 17 May 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.5%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.93%
- Persistent absence
- 17.77%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Eyres Monsell Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Parkland Primary School South Wigston0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fairfield Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Glen Hills Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Rolleston Primary School ranks 131st 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 Rolleston Primary School teach?
- Rolleston Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Rolleston Primary School?
- The headteacher of Rolleston Primary School is Co Headteacher Mr Dwayne Toon and Mr Mark Durkin, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Rolleston Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Rolleston 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 Rolleston Primary School?
- Rolleston Primary School has 397 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Rolleston Primary School full?
- Rolleston Primary School has capacity for 445 pupils and 397 on roll (89%), 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 Rolleston Primary School a faith school?
- No. Rolleston Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Rolleston Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Rolleston Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Rolleston Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 45% in 2022/23 and 42% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Rolleston Primary School rank locally?
- Rolleston Primary School ranked 69th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Rolleston Primary School's absence rate?
- Rolleston Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Rolleston Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Rolleston 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 15 July 2026.