Academy sponsor led · Leicestershire

Woolden Hill Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140851URN

Netherfield Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7ES · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.3per place

0.4 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

69 applications for 30 places · 120th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

55%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodNov 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 26 November 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
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

Inspection history

26 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
26 November 2019
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Leicestershire median (2.7) close to England median (2.2)

69 applications · 30 places offered · 26 named it first

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Woolden Hill Primary School (URN 120048), the previous school.

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	30	69	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2025	30	71	2.4	33	1.10
Sep 2024	30	73	2.4	37	1.23
Sep 2023	30	69	2.3	35	1.17
Sep 2022	30	60	2.0	39	1.30
Sep 2021	27	46	1.7	26	0.96
Sep 2020	23	46	2.0	21	0.91
Sep 2019	30	52	1.7	29	0.97
Sep 2018	24	41	1.7	24	1.00
Sep 2017	18	39	2.2	14	0.78
Sep 2016	15	38	2.5	12	0.80
Sep 2015	30	44	1.5	28	0.93
Sep 2014 *	25	47	1.9	18	0.72

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 79% · Maths 66% → all three 55% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard55%151st of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard79%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (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	55%	0%	102	102
2023/24	61%	7%	107	104
2022/23	54%	11%	104	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

Woolden Hill Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2025

2.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
The Latimer Primary School
0.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2024

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Heatherbrook Primary Academy
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2024

2.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Beaumont Lodge Primary School
1.9 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.9applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Richard Hill Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Buswells Lodge Primary School
2.5 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2022

1.2applications per place
Glebelands Primary School
2.5 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Barley Croft Primary School
3.1 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

1.5applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Mowmacre Hill Primary School
3.1 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140851 · 855/2014
Trust: Discovery Schools Academies Trust Ltd
Capacity: 240 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 June 2014
Replaced: Woolden Hill Primary School (URN 120048)
Address: Netherfield Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7ES
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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