Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Trust
- LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel O'Hara
- Diocese
- Diocese of Leicester
- Sponsor
- Learn Academies Trust
- Constituency
- South Leicestershire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 197
- URN
- 145488
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162772082
About this school
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School is a Church of England primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 197 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 did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 59 | 59 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 44% | 34% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 68% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 61% | 53% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 59% | 66% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 103.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 101.0 | 100.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Blaby Stokes Church of England 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 | 49% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 44% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 34% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 342 |
| 2023/24 | 295 |
| 2024/25 | 251 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School compares
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School ranked 204th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 34% | 4.3% | 20.7% | 197 | — |
| St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone | 76% | 3.5% | 22.6% | 178 | 0.3 miles |
| Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School | 48% | 4.1% | 16% | 329 | 0.5 miles |
| Badgerbrook Primary School | 76% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 398 | 0.8 miles |
| Glen Hills Primary School | 64% | 4.5% | 17.7% | 471 | 1.0 miles |
| Rolleston Primary School | 42% | 5.9% | 48.5% | 397 | 1.4 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)
- 20.72%
- English as an additional language
- 6%
- Overall absence
- 4.26%
- Persistent absence
- 11.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Badgerbrook Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Glen Hills Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Rolleston Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School ranks 134th 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 Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School teach?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School?
- The headteacher of Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School is Mrs Rachel O'Hara, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Blaby Stokes Church of England 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 Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School has 197 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School full?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 197 on roll (47%), 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 Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Leicester.
- Does Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School is part of LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2022/23 and 34% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School rank locally?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School ranked 204th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 79% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School's absence rate?
- Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Blaby Stokes Church of England 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.