Academy converter · Leicestershire

Townlands Church of England Primary School

4–11Ages
275Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
141630URN

Meadow Court Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7FF · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.4per place

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

103 applications for 30 places · 40th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

65%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodApr 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

22 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
17 April 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Townlands Church of England Primary School, URN 120191

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

3.4applications per place, Reception

0.7 above Leicestershire median (2.7) 1.2 above England median (2.2)

103 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 3.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.5; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Townlands Church of England Primary School (URN 120191), 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	103	3.4	36	1.20
Sep 2025	38	88	2.3	37	0.97
Sep 2024	27	67	2.5	25	0.93
Sep 2023	47	91	1.9	44	0.94
Sep 2022	41	79	1.9	36	0.88
Sep 2021	46	85	1.9	42	0.91
Sep 2020	48	77	1.6	45	0.94
Sep 2019	55	87	1.6	54	0.98
Sep 2018	56	77	1.4	53	0.95
Sep 2017	46	79	1.7	45	0.98
Sep 2016	53	83	1.6	49	0.92
Sep 2015	42	63	1.5	32	0.76
Sep 2014 *	52	72	1.4	51	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 80% · Maths 75% → all three 65% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard65%89th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard80%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth12%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard75%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard24%

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	65%	10%	105	104
2023/24	59%	6%	103	103
2022/23	59%	7%	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

Townlands Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
0.5 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
0.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Newlands Community Primary School
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Requires improvement2023

2.7applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Barwell Infant School
2.3 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Barwell Church of England Junior School
2.5 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

48%met the SATs standard
Manorfield Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Thurlaston Church of England Primary School
3.9 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Hinckley Parks Primary School
4.5 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard

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

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141630 · 855/3213
Trust: Townlands C of E Primary Academy
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 420 pupils · 275 on roll
Free school meals: 17.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2015
Replaced: Townlands Church of England Primary School (URN 120191)
Address: Meadow Court Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7FF
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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