Stafford Leys Community Primary School
Stafford Leys, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3LJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Kitchen
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 607
- URN
- 138154
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162392482
About this school
Stafford Leys Community Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 607 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
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong 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 | 87 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 69% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 8% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 79% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 87% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 79% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 Stafford Leys Community 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 | 57% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 559 |
| 2023/24 | 560 |
| 2024/25 | 598 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Stafford Leys Community Primary School compares
Stafford Leys Community Primary School ranked 54th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 607 | — |
| New Lubbesthorpe Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 422 | 0.6 miles |
| Fossebrook Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 21.6% | 205 | 0.6 miles |
| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 402 | 1.0 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 312 | 1.4 miles |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | 1.5 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 report13 January 2026
- 25 May 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 10.2%
- English as an additional language
- 19.2%
- Overall absence
- 3.66%
- Persistent absence
- 5.56%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Fossebrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kirby Muxloe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kingsway Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy1.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Stafford Leys Community Primary School ranks 32nd 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 Stafford Leys Community Primary School teach?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Stafford Leys Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Stafford Leys Community Primary School is Mr Andrew Kitchen, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Stafford Leys Community Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Stafford Leys Community 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 Stafford Leys Community Primary School?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School has 607 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Stafford Leys Community Primary School full?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School has capacity for 630 pupils and 607 on roll (96%), 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 Stafford Leys Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Stafford Leys Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Stafford Leys Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Stafford Leys Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Stafford Leys Community Primary School?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School is part of BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Stafford Leys Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 57% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Stafford Leys Community Primary School rank locally?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School ranked 54th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 91% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Stafford Leys Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Stafford Leys Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Stafford Leys Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Stafford Leys Community 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 1 July 2026.