Glenfield Primary School
Stamford Street, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8DL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- FLYING HIGH TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Sukhi Tibbles
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Flying High Trust
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 450
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 140608
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162872188
About this school
Glenfield Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 433 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 62% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 80% | 72% |
| Expected standard in maths | 62% | 70% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 72% | 73% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 103.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.00 | - | - |
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 Glenfield 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 | 55% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 62% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 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 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 414 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 430 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Glenfield Primary School compares
Glenfield Primary School ranked 134th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 433 | — |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | 0.8 miles |
| The Hall School | — | — | — | 490 | 0.9 miles |
| Forest Lodge Academy | 55% | 7.1% | 47.9% | 552 | 1.0 miles |
| Lady Jane Grey Primary School | 70% | 4.2% | 6% | 196 | 1.0 miles |
| Elizabeth Woodville Primary School | 87% | 2.9% | 6.3% | 208 | 1.1 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
- 21 May 2024
-
Ungraded inspection report26 October 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 19.3%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.05%
- Persistent absence
- 5.76%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
The Hall School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Forest Lodge Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Lady Jane Grey Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Elizabeth Woodville Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Glenfield Primary School ranks 93rd 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 Glenfield Primary School teach?
- Glenfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Glenfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Glenfield Primary School is Headteacher Sukhi Tibbles, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Glenfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Glenfield 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 Glenfield Primary School?
- Glenfield Primary School has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Glenfield Primary School full?
- Glenfield Primary School has capacity for 450 pupils and 433 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 Glenfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Glenfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Glenfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Glenfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Glenfield Primary School?
- Glenfield Primary School is part of FLYING HIGH TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Glenfield Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Glenfield Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Glenfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 57% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Glenfield Primary School rank locally?
- Glenfield Primary School ranked 134th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Glenfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Glenfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Glenfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Glenfield 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.