Voluntary controlled school · Leicester

St Barnabas CofE Primary School

3–11Ages
335Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
120187URN

St Barnabas Road, Leicester, LE5 4BD · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.5per place

close to Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

53 applications for 35 places · 45th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

28 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 February 2013
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

1.5applications per place, Reception

close to Leicester median (1.6) 0.7 below England median (2.2)

53 applications · 35 places offered · 34 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.6; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 2.7; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 2.0; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 2.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 3.4; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 3.3; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 2.7; 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	35	53	1.5	34	0.97
Sep 2025	38	58	1.5	37	0.97
Sep 2024	33	56	1.7	33	1.00
Sep 2023	45	81	1.8	45	1.00
Sep 2022	43	67	1.6	41	0.95
Sep 2021	45	76	1.7	48	1.07
Sep 2020	45	121	2.7	64	1.42
Sep 2019	46	96	2.1	65	1.41
Sep 2018	45	92	2.0	55	1.22
Sep 2017	45	110	2.4	61	1.36
Sep 2016	43	145	3.4	68	1.58
Sep 2015	43	142	3.3	51	1.19
Sep 2014	40	109	2.7	53	1.33

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 73% · Writing 77% · Maths 86% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%25th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard73%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard34%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard77%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth9%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard36%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (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	66%	7%	105	107
2023/24	64%	0%	102	103
2022/23	48%	7%	102	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

St Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Merrydale Infant School
0.5 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Merrydale Junior School
0.5 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

67%met the SATs standard
Green Lane Infant School
0.7 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.5applications per place
Bridge Junior School
0.8 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2022

43%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Leicester

2026

1.4applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Spinney Hill Primary School
0.9 km · Leicester

Remains Good2022

1.3applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Shenton Primary School
1.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2020

1.7applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.4applications per place 76%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120187 · 856/3208
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 338 pupils · 335 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 1900
Address: St Barnabas Road, Leicester, LE5 4BD
Local authority: Leicester

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