Voluntary controlled school · Leicestershire

Billesdon Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
88Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120115URN

Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 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

2.7per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

38 applications for 14 places

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

44%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 24 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

38 applications · 14 places offered · 13 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 3.1; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7

This school
Leicestershire 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	14	38	2.7	13	0.93
Sep 2025	10	25	2.5	9	0.90
Sep 2024	13	25	1.9	12	0.92
Sep 2023	8	25	3.1	7	0.88
Sep 2022	15	27	1.8	14	0.93
Sep 2021	14	31	2.2	14	1.00
Sep 2020	14	29	2.1	11	0.79
Sep 2019	15	24	1.6	15	1.00
Sep 2018	11	20	1.8	11	1.00
Sep 2017	11	15	1.4	11	1.00
Sep 2016	15	25	1.7	18	1.20
Sep 2015	14	20	1.4	14	1.00
Sep 2014	12	16	1.3	12	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 56% · Writing 78% · Maths 67% → all three 44% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard44%192nd of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard56%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard33%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth22%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	44%	22%	104	104
2023/24	80%	0%	109	107
2022/23	62%	0%	105	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

Billesdon Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place 44%met the SATs standard
Houghton-on-the-Hill Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Tugby Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

4.2applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
Great Glen St Cuthbert's Church of England Primary School
7.2 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
7.3 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Fernvale Primary School
7.4 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 39%met the SATs standard
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
8.0 km · Leicester

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Brookside Primary School
8.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

3.5applications per place 92%met the SATs standard
Woodland Grange Primary School
8.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 83%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: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120115 · 855/3011
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 105 pupils · 88 on roll
Free school meals: 9.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Gaulby Road, Billesdon, Leicester, LE7 9AG
Local authority: Leicestershire · Harborough

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