Kirby Muxloe Primary School
Barwell Road, Kirby Muxloe, Leicester, LE9 2AA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- KIRBY MUXLOE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Elliot Howles
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 386
- Pupils on roll
- 402
- URN
- 140315
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162393410
About this school
Kirby Muxloe Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 402 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
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- 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 | 54 | 58 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 78% | 76% | 82% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 10% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 94% | 83% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 94% | 86% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110.0 | 106.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.80 | - | - |
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 Kirby Muxloe 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 | 78% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 76% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 82% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 399 |
| 2023/24 | 404 |
| 2024/25 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Kirby Muxloe Primary School compares
Kirby Muxloe Primary School ranked 25th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 82% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 402 | — |
| Stafford Leys Community Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 607 | 1.0 miles |
| Ratby Primary School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 359 | 1.2 miles |
| Fossebrook Primary School | 80% | 4.6% | 21.6% | 205 | 1.4 miles |
| New Lubbesthorpe Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 422 | 1.4 miles |
| Glenfield Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 433 | 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.52%
- English as an additional language
- 2.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.48%
- Persistent absence
- 9.55%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stafford Leys Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Ratby Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Fossebrook Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Glenfield Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Kirby Muxloe Primary School ranks 14th 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 Kirby Muxloe Primary School teach?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Kirby Muxloe Primary School?
- The headteacher of Kirby Muxloe Primary School is Mr Elliot Howles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Kirby Muxloe Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Kirby Muxloe 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 Kirby Muxloe Primary School?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School has 402 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Kirby Muxloe Primary School full?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School has capacity for 386 pupils and 402 on roll (104%), so it is at or above 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 Kirby Muxloe Primary School a faith school?
- No. Kirby Muxloe Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Kirby Muxloe Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Kirby Muxloe Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Kirby Muxloe Primary School?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School is part of KIRBY MUXLOE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Kirby Muxloe Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 78% in 2022/23 and 82% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Kirby Muxloe Primary School rank locally?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School ranked 25th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 90% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Kirby Muxloe Primary School's absence rate?
- Kirby Muxloe Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Kirby Muxloe Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Kirby Muxloe 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.