Old Mill Primary School
Station Road, Broughton Astley, Leicester, LE9 6PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Alison Smith-Stewart
- Sponsor
- Symphony Learning Trust
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 367
- URN
- 144837
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455284191
About this school
Old Mill Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 367 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 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
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected 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 | 58 | 60 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 68% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 7% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 80% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 78% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 75% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.30 | - | - |
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 Old Mill 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 | 72% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 373 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 367 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Old Mill Primary School compares
Old Mill Primary School ranked 57th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 3.5% | 11.2% | 367 | — |
| Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley | 64% | 3.5% | 12.8% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Hallbrook Primary School | 67% | 4.4% | 15.4% | 189 | 0.6 miles |
| Dunton Bassett Primary School | 50% | 5.6% | 10.5% | 54 | 1.6 miles |
| Croft Church of England Primary School | 25% | 5% | 17% | 109 | 1.9 miles |
| Cosby Primary School | 74% | 4.3% | 15% | 326 | 2.2 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)
- 11.17%
- English as an additional language
- 3%
- Overall absence
- 3.51%
- Persistent absence
- 2.8%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Orchard Church of England Primary School, Broughton Astley0.6 miles
Primary · Broughton Astley
-
Hallbrook Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Broughton Astley
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Dunton Bassett Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Lutterworth
-
Croft Church of England Primary School1.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Cosby Primary School2.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Old Mill Primary School ranks 33rd 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 Old Mill Primary School teach?
- Old Mill Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Old Mill Primary School?
- The headteacher of Old Mill Primary School is Mrs Alison Smith-Stewart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Old Mill Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Old Mill 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 Old Mill Primary School?
- Old Mill Primary School has 367 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Old Mill Primary School full?
- Old Mill Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 367 on roll (94%), 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 Old Mill Primary School a faith school?
- No. Old Mill Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Old Mill Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Old Mill Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Old Mill Primary School?
- Old Mill Primary School is part of SYMPHONY LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Old Mill Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Old Mill Primary School rank locally?
- Old Mill Primary School ranked 57th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 93% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Old Mill Primary School's absence rate?
- Old Mill Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Old Mill Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Old Mill 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 10 July 2026.