Fossebrook Primary School
Holmfield Avenue West, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3FF
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD
- Head Teacher
- Mrs Sarah Evans
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
- Constituency
- Mid Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 142410
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01163087966
About this school
Fossebrook Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 205 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 November 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
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 | 70% | 73% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 90% | 87% |
| Expected standard in maths | 87% | 87% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 87% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 109.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +4.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +4.30 | - | - |
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 Fossebrook 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 | 70% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 73% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 205 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 208 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Fossebrook Primary School compares
Fossebrook Primary School ranked 31st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.6% | 21.6% | 205 | — |
| Stafford Leys Community Primary School | 73% | 3.7% | 10.2% | 607 | 0.6 miles |
| Kingsway Primary School | 49% | 4.7% | 21.6% | 312 | 0.8 miles |
| Braunstone Community Primary School | 75% | 6.2% | 62.3% | 429 | 1.0 miles |
| New Lubbesthorpe Primary School | 65% | 5.3% | 14.3% | 422 | 1.0 miles |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 21.63%
- English as an additional language
- 29.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 12.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Stafford Leys Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kingsway Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Braunstone Community Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Fossebrook Primary School ranks 16th 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 Fossebrook Primary School teach?
- Fossebrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the head teacher of Fossebrook Primary School?
- The head teacher of Fossebrook Primary School is Mrs Sarah Evans, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Fossebrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Fossebrook 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 Fossebrook Primary School?
- Fossebrook Primary School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Fossebrook Primary School full?
- Fossebrook Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 205 on roll (98%), 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 Fossebrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Fossebrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Fossebrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Fossebrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Fossebrook Primary School?
- Fossebrook Primary School is part of DISCOVERY SCHOOLS ACADEMIES TRUST LTD. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Fossebrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 70% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Fossebrook Primary School rank locally?
- Fossebrook Primary School ranked 31st of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Fossebrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Fossebrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Fossebrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Fossebrook 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 2 July 2026.