Community school · Leicester

Whitehall Primary School

3–11Ages
573Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120081URN

Whitehall Road, Leicester, LE5 6GJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

131 applications for 75 places · 27th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%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 · 8 May 2024Ofsted'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

1.8applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

131 applications · 75 places offered · 74 named it first

2026 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.9; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 2.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 2.4; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 2.5; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 2.3; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 3.5; 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	75	131	1.8	74	0.99
Sep 2025	69	119	1.7	69	1.00
Sep 2024	44	96	2.2	44	1.00
Sep 2023	59	116	2.0	58	0.98
Sep 2022	90	168	1.9	88	0.98
Sep 2021	90	203	2.3	106	1.18
Sep 2020	91	229	2.5	135	1.48
Sep 2019	90	214	2.4	128	1.42
Sep 2018	91	200	2.2	126	1.38
Sep 2017	90	193	2.1	110	1.22
Sep 2016	90	227	2.5	110	1.22
Sep 2015	90	211	2.3	103	1.14
Sep 2014	60	208	3.5	110	1.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 93% · Writing 71% · Maths 96% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%15th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard93%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard51%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard71%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (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	71%	7%	110	109
2023/24	91%	12%	111	109
2022/23	88%	10%	108	109

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

Whitehall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
0.2 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Linden Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
1.1 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
1.3 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Coleman Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
1.7 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
1.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.7applications per place 71%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: 120081 · 856/2356
Capacity: 682 pupils · 573 on roll
Free school meals: 10.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Whitehall Road, Leicester, LE5 6GJ
Local authority: Leicester

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