Forest Lodge Academy
Charnor Road, Leicester, LE3 6LH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Claire Caldwell
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 552
- URN
- 145357
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162871220
About this school
Forest Lodge Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 552 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 16 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 | 87 | 89 | 89 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 64% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 82% | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 74% | 82% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 64% | 71% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 106.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 106.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
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 Forest Lodge Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 604 |
| 2023/24 | 608 |
| 2024/25 | 576 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Forest Lodge Academy compares
Forest Lodge Academy ranked 51st of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 7.1% | 47.9% | 552 | — |
| The Hall School | — | — | — | 490 | 0.4 miles |
| Parks Primary School | 85% | 5.4% | 41.2% | 453 | 0.6 miles |
| Braunstone Frith Primary Academy | 51% | 8.4% | 51.8% | 438 | 0.7 miles |
| Stokes Wood Primary School | 64% | 5.9% | 36.5% | 429 | 0.7 miles |
| Glenfield Primary School | 57% | 4.1% | 19.3% | 433 | 1.0 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)
- 47.9%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 7.14%
- Persistent absence
- 21.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Hall School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Parks Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Braunstone Frith Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Stokes Wood Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Glenfield Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Forest Lodge Academy ranks 102nd 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 Forest Lodge Academy teach?
- Forest Lodge Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Forest Lodge Academy?
- The headteacher of Forest Lodge Academy is Mrs Claire Caldwell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Forest Lodge Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Forest Lodge Academy, 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 Forest Lodge Academy?
- Forest Lodge Academy has 552 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Forest Lodge Academy full?
- Forest Lodge Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 552 on roll (88%), 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 Forest Lodge Academy a faith school?
- No. Forest Lodge Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Forest Lodge Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Forest Lodge Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Forest Lodge Academy?
- Forest Lodge Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Forest Lodge Academy'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 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Forest Lodge Academy rank locally?
- Forest Lodge Academy ranked 51st of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Forest Lodge Academy's absence rate?
- Forest Lodge Academy's overall absence rate is 7.1% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Forest Lodge Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Forest Lodge Academy'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.