Community school · Leicester

Rolleston Primary School

3–11Ages
397Pupils
PrimaryPhase
134305URN

Hillsborough Road, Leicester, LE2 9PT · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Apr 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

59 applications for 44 places · 62nd of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

42%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 21 April 2026Published 18 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard	Needs attention
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement				Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour			Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing			Expected standard
Early years		Strong 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

21 April 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 4 Expected standard, 1 Needs attention
17 May 2022
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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

59 applications · 44 places offered · 43 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 1.2; Leicester median median 1.7
2023 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6
2022 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2021 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2020 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7
2019 1.4; Leicester median median 1.5
2018 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2017 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Leicester median median 1.9
2015 1.6; Leicester median median 1.9
2014 1.3; 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	44	59	1.3	43	0.98
Sep 2025	44	57	1.3	43	0.98
Sep 2024	42	52	1.2	41	0.98
Sep 2023	49	63	1.3	48	0.98
Sep 2022	45	63	1.4	45	1.00
Sep 2021	51	74	1.5	52	1.02
Sep 2020	52	72	1.4	49	0.94
Sep 2019	46	64	1.4	44	0.96
Sep 2018	60	82	1.4	57	0.95
Sep 2017	48	67	1.4	44	0.92
Sep 2016	60	90	1.5	70	1.17
Sep 2015	46	73	1.6	37	0.80
Sep 2014	55	69	1.3	52	0.95

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 55% · Writing 70% · Maths 55% → all three 42% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard42%68th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard55%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard17%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 100 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard70%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard13%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (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	42%	0%	100	101
2023/24	45%	2%	101	100
2022/23	45%	3%	100	103

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

Rolleston Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

1.3applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Eyres Monsell Primary School
0.6 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

1.5applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Parkland Primary School South Wigston
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.7applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Fairfield Community Primary School
1.2 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Glen Hills Primary School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

1.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Montrose School
1.5 km · Leicester

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Marriott Primary School
1.8 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.2applications per place 34%met the SATs standard
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
2.0 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.4applications per place 48%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: 134305 · 856/2388
Capacity: 445 pupils · 397 on roll
Free school meals: 47.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2004
Address: Hillsborough Road, Leicester, LE2 9PT
Local authority: Leicester

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