Community school · Leicestershire

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

4–11Ages
329Pupils
PrimaryPhase
119956URN

Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

205 applications for 60 places · 42nd of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

3 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
12 January 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

205 applications · 60 places offered · 78 named it first

2026 3.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 3.1; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 5.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 4.0; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 4.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 3.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 3.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 2.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	60	205	3.4	78	1.30
Sep 2025	59	185	3.1	58	0.98
Sep 2024	52	134	2.6	52	1.00
Sep 2023	60	160	2.7	59	0.98
Sep 2022	48	120	2.5	47	0.98
Sep 2021	49	109	2.2	42	0.86
Sep 2020	30	157	5.2	53	1.77
Sep 2019	30	119	4.0	45	1.50
Sep 2018	30	121	4.0	43	1.43
Sep 2017	30	106	3.5	35	1.17
Sep 2016	30	102	3.4	31	1.03
Sep 2015	23	65	2.8	17	0.74
Sep 2014	25	59	2.4	19	0.76

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 79% · Writing 76% · Maths 66% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%180th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard79%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard21%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	3%	105	103
2023/24	67%	7%	106	107
2022/23	69%	14%	105	103

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

7.0applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School Whetstone
1.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Badgerbrook Primary School
1.6 km · Leicestershire

2025

2.3applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
1.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Glen Hills Primary School
1.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Rolleston Primary School
2.0 km · Leicester

2026

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Greenfield Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Eyres Monsell Primary School
2.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 119956 · 855/2115
Capacity: 420 pupils · 329 on roll
Free school meals: 11.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hospital Lane, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4FE
Local authority: Leicestershire · Blaby

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources