Community school · Leicester

Wolsey House Primary School

3–11Ages
576Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120039URN

Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester, LE4 2BB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

88 applications for 59 places · 48th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

51%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 28 April 2026Published 14 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Expected standard
Inclusion		Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching		Expected standard
Achievement		Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Expected standard
Early years		Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Expected standard

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

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Inspection history

28 April 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
6 April 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains 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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

88 applications · 59 places offered · 57 named it first

2026 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.7; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.8; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 2.1; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 1 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	59	88	1.5	57	0.97
Sep 2025	64	98	1.5	63	0.98
Sep 2024	67	102	1.5	67	1.00
Sep 2023	64	93	1.5	62	0.97
Sep 2022	64	100	1.6	62	0.97
Sep 2021	74	107	1.5	72	0.97
Sep 2020	80	112	1.4	76	0.95
Sep 2019	90	125	1.4	87	0.97
Sep 2018	83	116	1.4	79	0.95
Sep 2017	70	110	1.6	59	0.84
Sep 2016	77	127	1.7	69	0.90
Sep 2015	84	154	1.8	77	0.92
Sep 2014	60	126	2.1	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 80% · Writing 54% · Maths 71% → all three 51% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard51%56th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard80%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard18%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard54%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard71%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard20%

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	51%	0%	104	103
2023/24	65%	0%	105	103
2022/23	53%	2%	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

Wolsey House Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.5applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School
0.6 km · Leicester

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.5applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Woodstock Primary Academy
0.7 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2023

1.3applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Barley Croft Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

2026

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Mellor Community Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good · improving2023

1.5applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 43%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: 120039 · 856/2305
Capacity: 682 pupils · 576 on roll
Free school meals: 35.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Beaumont Leys Lane, Leicester, LE4 2BB
Local authority: Leicester

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