St Mary's Fields Academy
21 Compton Road, Leicester, LE3 2DH
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Helen Nott
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- L.E.A.D. Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Leicester West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 472
- Pupils on roll
- 433
- URN
- 150622
- Local authority
- Leicester
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01162824623
About this school
St Mary's Fields Academy is a primary academy in Leicester. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 433 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Fields Academy, 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. 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
This inspection took place when the school was registered as St Mary's Fields Primary School (URN 120025).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 60% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 |
Trends over time
How St Mary's Fields Academy 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 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How St Mary's Fields Academy compares
St Mary's Fields Academy ranked 37th 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 5.2% | 22% | 433 | — |
| Imperial Avenue Infant School | — | 5.8% | 24.9% | 300 | 0.5 miles |
| Folville Junior School | 67% | 5.7% | 37.5% | 355 | 0.5 miles |
| Caldecote Community Primary School | 82% | 6.9% | 44.1% | 600 | 0.7 miles |
| Shaftesbury Junior School | 58% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 239 | 0.8 miles |
| Hazel Community Primary School | 65% | 4.8% | 27.3% | 410 | 0.8 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)
- 22.03%
- English as an additional language
- 62.2%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 15.13%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Imperial Avenue Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Folville Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Caldecote Community Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leicester
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Shaftesbury Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
-
Hazel Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Leicester
Other schools in Leicester
St Mary's Fields Academy ranks 75th 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 St Mary's Fields Academy teach?
- St Mary's Fields Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leicester.
- Who is the headteacher of St Mary's Fields Academy?
- The headteacher of St Mary's Fields Academy is Mrs Helen Nott, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Mary's Fields Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Mary's Fields Academy, 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 St Mary's Fields Academy?
- St Mary's Fields Academy has 433 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Mary's Fields Academy full?
- St Mary's Fields Academy has capacity for 472 pupils and 433 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 St Mary's Fields Academy a faith school?
- No. St Mary's Fields Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does St Mary's Fields Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Mary's Fields Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is St Mary's Fields Academy part of an academy trust?
- St Mary's Fields Academy is part of L.E.A.D. ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St Mary's Fields Academy compare with other schools in Leicester?
- St Mary's Fields Academy ranked 37th 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 54% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Mary's Fields Academy's absence rate?
- St Mary's Fields Academy's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Mary's Fields Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Mary's Fields Academy'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 21 July 2026.