Community school · Leicester

Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School

3–11Ages
881Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120107URN

Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Sep 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.4 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

134 applications for 106 places · 68th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%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 8 September 2026Published 28 September 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

8 September 2026
Report card · 7 Expected standard
23 March 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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

134 applications · 106 places offered · 101 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.2; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.4; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.4; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Leicester median in 0 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	106	134	1.3	101	0.95
Sep 2025	92	116	1.3	90	0.98
Sep 2024	92	127	1.4	91	0.99
Sep 2023	104	133	1.3	101	0.97
Sep 2022	113	141	1.3	110	0.97
Sep 2021	97	124	1.3	92	0.95
Sep 2020	107	129	1.2	99	0.93
Sep 2019	100	141	1.4	94	0.94
Sep 2018	120	149	1.2	113	0.94
Sep 2017	113	144	1.3	103	0.91
Sep 2016	119	164	1.4	92	0.77
Sep 2015	116	166	1.4	91	0.78
Sep 2014	118	159	1.4	102	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 70% · Maths 74% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%50th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard74%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard26%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (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	55%	2%	103	105
2023/24	61%	4%	106	106
2022/23	62%	5%	104	105

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

Alderman Richard Hallam Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Barley Croft Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Stokes Wood Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Fosse Mead Primary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Junior School
1.1 km · Leicester

Good2023

56%met the SATs standard
Inglehurst Infant School
1.2 km · Leicester

Special measures 2026

1.8applications per place
Parks Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Slater Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

2026

2.3applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Wolsey House Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

2026

1.5applications per place 51%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: 120107 · 856/2385
Capacity: 918 pupils · 881 on roll
Free school meals: 15.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Avebury Avenue, Leicester, LE4 0FQ
Local authority: Leicester

Data last changed 19 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources