Charnwood Primary School
Nedham Street, Leicester, LE2 0HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Nazma Jassat
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Attenborough Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 400
- URN
- 149647
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162516574
About this school
Charnwood Primary School is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 400 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
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 69% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 76% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How Charnwood 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 | Leicester average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 57.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 56.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 434 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Charnwood Primary School compares
Charnwood Primary School ranked 22nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.9% | 15% | 400 | — |
| Shenton Primary School | 61% | 5.2% | 21.2% | 360 | 0.2 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 66% | 6.4% | 24.7% | 310 | 0.3 miles |
| Bridge Junior School | 43% | 4.5% | 15.6% | 295 | 0.3 miles |
| Highfields Primary School | 65% | 5.6% | 24.2% | 352 | 0.4 miles |
| Green Lane Infant School | — | 6.8% | 10.8% | 278 | 0.4 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)
- 14.97%
- English as an additional language
- 67.7%
- Overall absence
- 6.89%
- Persistent absence
- 20.66%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Shenton Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Bridge Junior School0.3 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Highfields Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Green Lane Infant School0.4 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
Charnwood Primary School ranks 52nd 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 Charnwood Primary School teach?
- Charnwood Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of Charnwood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Charnwood Primary School is Ms Nazma Jassat, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Charnwood Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Charnwood 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 Charnwood Primary School?
- Charnwood Primary School has 400 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Charnwood Primary School full?
- Charnwood Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 400 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 Charnwood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Charnwood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Charnwood Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Charnwood Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Charnwood Primary School?
- Charnwood Primary School is part of ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Charnwood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2023/24 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Charnwood Primary School rank locally?
- Charnwood Primary School ranked 22nd of 72 primary schools in Leicester for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 27% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Charnwood Primary School's absence rate?
- Charnwood Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Charnwood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Charnwood 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.