Desford Community Primary School
Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Colin Wilson
- Sponsor
- LIFE Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 385
- URN
- 149267
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455822379
About this school
Desford Community Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 385 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Desford Community Primary 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
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
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 68 | 65 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 48% | 71% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 86% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 62% | 85% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 105.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.30 | - | - |
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 Desford Community 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 | 54% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 71% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 401 |
| 2023/24 | 384 |
| 2024/25 | 382 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Desford Community Primary School compares
Desford Community Primary School ranked 64th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 | 71% | 3.6% | 12.8% | 385 | — |
| Newbold Verdon Primary School | 31% | 6.1% | 24.3% | 220 | 2.0 miles |
| Kirby Muxloe Primary School | 82% | 4.5% | 8.5% | 402 | 2.9 miles |
| Thurlaston Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.2% | 5.8% | 78 | 2.9 miles |
| Ratby Primary School | 58% | 4.8% | 21.4% | 359 | 2.9 miles |
| Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy | 65% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 196 | 3.0 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)
- 12.83%
- English as an additional language
- 2.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.59%
- Persistent absence
- 3.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Newbold Verdon Primary School2.0 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Kirby Muxloe Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Thurlaston Church of England Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Ratby Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Leicester
- 3.0 miles
Other schools in Leicester
Desford Community Primary School ranks 38th 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 Desford Community Primary School teach?
- Desford Community Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Desford Community Primary School?
- The headteacher of Desford Community Primary School is Mr Colin Wilson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Desford Community Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Desford Community 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 many pupils are at Desford Community Primary School?
- Desford Community Primary School has 385 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is Desford Community Primary School full?
- Desford Community Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 385 on roll (92%), 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 Desford Community Primary School a faith school?
- No. Desford Community Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Desford Community Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Desford Community Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Desford Community Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Desford Community Primary School is part of LIFE MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Desford Community Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 54% in 2022/23 and 71% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Desford Community Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Desford Community Primary School ranked 64th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 68% 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 Desford Community Primary School's absence rate?
- Desford Community Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Desford Community Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Desford Community 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.