Community school · Leicester

Linden Primary School

3–11Ages
435Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120068URN

Headland Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6AD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.3 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

84 applications for 43 places · 15th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

13 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
11 June 2019
Graded inspection: 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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Leicester median (1.6) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 43 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 2.0; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.8; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.7; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.3; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 2.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.9; 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	43	84	2.0	42	0.98
Sep 2025	48	97	2.0	48	1.00
Sep 2024	46	83	1.8	45	0.98
Sep 2023	53	97	1.8	51	0.96
Sep 2022	43	83	1.9	41	0.95
Sep 2021	34	81	2.4	33	0.97
Sep 2020	46	87	1.9	32	0.70
Sep 2019	60	100	1.7	45	0.75
Sep 2018	37	79	2.1	36	0.97
Sep 2017	57	105	1.8	45	0.79
Sep 2016	50	117	2.3	38	0.76
Sep 2015	56	147	2.6	41	0.73
Sep 2014	52	97	1.9	30	0.58

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 85% · Maths 81% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%10th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard56%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard85%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

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Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	10%	109	107
2023/24	64%	5%	106	104
2022/23	69%	3%	105	106

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

Linden Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Coleman Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
1.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Evington Valley Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
1.4 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Spinney Hill Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School
2.1 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120068 · 856/2343
Capacity: 475 pupils · 435 on roll
Free school meals: 17.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Headland Road, Evington, Leicester, LE5 6AD
Local authority: Leicester

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