Overdale Infant School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Holmes
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 370
- Pupils on roll
- 352
- URN
- 145617
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162882724
About this school
Overdale Infant School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 352 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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Overdale Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 357 |
| 2023/24 | 330 |
| 2024/25 | 321 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overdale Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 8.7% | 352 | — |
| Overdale Junior School | 62% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 489 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 274 | 0.6 miles |
| Water Leys Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 18.2% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| Avenue Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 18.7% | 545 | 0.9 miles |
| Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire | 80% | 3.5% | 6.3% | 206 | 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)
- 8.72%
- English as an additional language
- 35.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.01%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overdale Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Water Leys Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Avenue Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire1.0 miles
Primary · Wigston
Other 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 Overdale Infant School teach?
- Overdale Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Overdale Infant School?
- The headteacher of Overdale Infant School is Mrs Hayley Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Overdale Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overdale Infant 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 Overdale Infant School?
- Overdale Infant School has 352 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Overdale Infant School full?
- Overdale Infant School has capacity for 370 pupils and 352 on roll (95%), 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 Overdale Infant School a faith school?
- No. Overdale Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Overdale Infant School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Overdale Infant School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Overdale Infant School?
- Overdale Infant School is part of OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Overdale Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Overdale Infant School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Overdale Infant School's absence rate?
- Overdale Infant School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Overdale Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Overdale Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.