Lady Jane Grey Primary School
Wolsey Close, Groby, Leicester, LE6 0ZA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Michael Fitzgerald
- Sponsor
- Raleigh Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 196
- URN
- 138809
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162320031
About this school
Lady Jane Grey Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 196 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Lady Jane Grey 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 57% | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 13% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 73% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 80% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 80% | 83% | 93% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
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 Lady Jane Grey 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 | 63% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 210 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Lady Jane Grey Primary School compares
Lady Jane Grey Primary School ranked 69th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 4.2% | 6% | 196 | — |
| Elizabeth Woodville Primary School | 87% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 208 | 0.2 miles |
| Martinshaw Primary School | 57% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 197 | 0.6 miles |
| Ratby Primary School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 359 | 1.0 miles |
| Glenfield Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 433 | 1.0 miles |
| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 402 | 1.6 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)
- 5.97%
- English as an additional language
- 7.5%
- Overall absence
- 4.19%
- Persistent absence
- 6.63%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Martinshaw Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Ratby Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Glenfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Kirby Muxloe Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Lady Jane Grey Primary School ranks 41st 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 Lady Jane Grey Primary School teach?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Lady Jane Grey Primary School?
- The headteacher of Lady Jane Grey Primary School is Michael Fitzgerald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Lady Jane Grey Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Lady Jane Grey 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 Lady Jane Grey Primary School?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School has 196 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Lady Jane Grey Primary School full?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 196 on roll (93%), 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 Lady Jane Grey Primary School a faith school?
- No. Lady Jane Grey Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Lady Jane Grey Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Lady Jane Grey Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Lady Jane Grey Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School is part of RALEIGH EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Lady Jane Grey 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 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Lady Jane Grey Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School ranked 69th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Lady Jane Grey Primary School's absence rate?
- Lady Jane Grey Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Lady Jane Grey Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Lady Jane Grey 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.