Community school · Leicester

Coleman Primary School

3–11Ages
450Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120095URN

Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FS · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2024 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

1.9per place

0.3 above Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

61 applications for 32 places · 17th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 5 November 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Inspection history

5 November 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 May 2021
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

1.9applications per place, Reception

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

61 applications · 32 places offered · 32 named it first

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

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	32	61	1.9	32	1.00
Sep 2025	32	53	1.7	30	0.94
Sep 2024	45	76	1.7	44	0.98
Sep 2023	39	62	1.6	39	1.00
Sep 2022	60	104	1.7	60	1.00
Sep 2021	59	97	1.6	60	1.02
Sep 2020	79	112	1.4	51	0.65
Sep 2019	84	115	1.4	63	0.75
Sep 2018	67	101	1.5	58	0.87
Sep 2017	58	94	1.6	44	0.76
Sep 2016	90	150	1.7	67	0.74
Sep 2015	75	141	1.9	62	0.83
Sep 2014	82	123	1.5	57	0.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 78% · Maths 71% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%42nd of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth4%

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	59%	3%	103	103
2023/24	52%	4%	103	102
2022/23	59%	9%	104	104

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

Coleman Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Mayflower Primary School
0.4 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2025

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

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Spinney Hill Primary School
0.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%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
St Barnabas CofE Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Medway Community Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy
1.4 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120095 · 856/2371
Capacity: 627 pupils · 450 on roll
Free school meals: 22.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Gwendolen Road, Leicester, LE5 5FS
Local authority: Leicester

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