Overdale Junior School
Eastcourt Road, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3YA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- OAK MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hayley Holmes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 490
- Pupils on roll
- 489
- URN
- 145618
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162883736
About this school
Overdale Junior School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 489 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Overdale Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out 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 14 September 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 | 117 | 119 | 118 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 69% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% | 11% | 8% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 82% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 84% | 81% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 85% | 87% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Overdale Junior 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 69% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 472 |
| 2023/24 | 481 |
| 2024/25 | 480 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Overdale Junior School compares
Overdale Junior School ranked 36th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.8% | 13.5% | 489 | — |
| Overdale Infant School | — | 6% | 8.7% | 352 | 0.1 miles |
| St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy | 88% | 4.4% | 6.5% | 274 | 0.5 miles |
| Water Leys Primary School | 56% | 5.4% | 18.2% | 402 | 0.7 miles |
| Avenue Primary School | 61% | 5.3% | 18.7% | 545 | 0.8 miles |
| St John the Baptist CofE Primary School | 61% | 5% | 15.8% | 602 | 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)
- 13.54%
- English as an additional language
- 50%
- Overall absence
- 4.84%
- Persistent absence
- 12.07%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Overdale Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
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St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Water Leys Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Wigston
-
Avenue Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Overdale Junior School ranks 74th 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 ages does Overdale Junior School teach?
- Overdale Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Overdale Junior School?
- The headteacher of Overdale Junior School is Mrs Hayley Holmes, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Overdale Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Overdale Junior 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 many pupils are at Overdale Junior School?
- Overdale Junior School has 489 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Overdale Junior School full?
- Overdale Junior School has capacity for 490 pupils and 489 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Overdale Junior School a faith school?
- No. Overdale Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Overdale Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Overdale Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Overdale Junior School part of an academy trust?
- Overdale Junior 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 Junior School have?
- The schools register lists Overdale Junior 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.
- How have Overdale Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Overdale Junior School compare with other schools in Leicester?
- Overdale Junior School ranked 36th of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Overdale Junior School's absence rate?
- Overdale Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Overdale Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Overdale Junior 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.