Eastfield Primary School
Eastfield Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8FP
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Gilbert
- Sponsor
- Bradgate Education Partnership
- Constituency
- Melton and Syston
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 335
- URN
- 138806
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162694692
About this school
Eastfield Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 335 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 50 | 52 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% | 60% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 77% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 79% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 79% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +5.00 | - | - |
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 Eastfield 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 | 60% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 356 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 336 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Eastfield Primary School compares
Eastfield Primary School ranked 169th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 | 51% | 5% | 16.4% | 335 | — |
| Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy | 53% | 5% | 15.4% | 232 | 0.3 miles |
| Church Hill Infant School | — | 4.3% | 14.5% | 167 | 0.4 miles |
| Church Hill Church of England Junior School | 57% | 4.3% | 22% | 238 | 0.4 miles |
| The Merton Primary School | 58% | 3.7% | 11.1% | 413 | 0.9 miles |
| Sandfield Close Primary School | 64% | 4.3% | 16.9% | 250 | 1.0 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)
- 16.37%
- English as an additional language
- 23.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.01%
- Persistent absence
- 12.58%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Church Hill Church of England Junior School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
The Merton Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sandfield Close Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Eastfield Primary School ranks 112th 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 Eastfield Primary School teach?
- Eastfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Eastfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Eastfield Primary School is Mr Timothy Gilbert, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Eastfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Eastfield 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 Eastfield Primary School?
- Eastfield Primary School has 335 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Eastfield Primary School full?
- Eastfield Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 335 on roll (80%), 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 Eastfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Eastfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Eastfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Eastfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Eastfield Primary School?
- Eastfield 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 Eastfield 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 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Eastfield Primary School rank locally?
- Eastfield Primary School ranked 169th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% 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 Eastfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Eastfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Eastfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Eastfield 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.