Community school · Leicester

Granby Primary School

3–11Ages
460Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120006URN

Granby Road, Leicester, LE2 8LP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

101 applications for 60 places · 30th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

47%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 May 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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

1.7applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

101 applications · 60 places offered · 64 named it first

2026 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.7; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.8; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 2.5; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7

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

This school
Leicester 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	101	1.7	64	1.07
Sep 2025	60	114	1.9	61	1.02
Sep 2024	60	105	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2023	60	120	2.0	72	1.20
Sep 2022	58	97	1.7	58	1.00
Sep 2021	60	117	2.0	60	1.00
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	76	1.27
Sep 2019	60	135	2.3	84	1.40
Sep 2018	60	125	2.1	69	1.15
Sep 2017	60	121	2.0	69	1.15
Sep 2016	60	166	2.8	80	1.33
Sep 2015	61	154	2.5	68	1.11
Sep 2014	60	127	2.1	65	1.08

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 61% · Writing 66% · Maths 69% → all three 47% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard47%60th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard61%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard24%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard69%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	47%	6%	103	103
2023/24	43%	2%	104	102
2022/23	64%	5%	104	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

Granby Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Montrose School
0.7 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Marriott Primary School
1.0 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Fields Academy
1.4 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Eyres Monsell Primary School
1.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Community Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ravenhurst Primary School
1.8 km · Leicestershire

2025

3.0applications per place 58%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: 120006 · 856/2228
Capacity: 498 pupils · 460 on roll
Free school meals: 22.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Granby Road, Leicester, LE2 8LP
Local authority: Leicester

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