Academy converter · Leicestershire

Fernvale Primary School

4–11Ages
331Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143248URN

Somerby Road, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

0.3 below Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

80 applications for 33 places · 109th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

39%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2013

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Nov 2024

Inspection history

27 November 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
16 October 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Fernvale Primary School, URN 119967

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

2.4applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

80 applications · 33 places offered · 29 named it first

2026 2.4; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.9; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.5; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Fernvale Primary School (URN 119967), 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	33	80	2.4	29	0.88
Sep 2025	45	96	2.1	41	0.91
Sep 2024	39	89	2.3	38	0.97
Sep 2023	47	87	1.9	39	0.83
Sep 2022	60	112	1.9	75	1.25
Sep 2021	43	72	1.7	37	0.86
Sep 2020	47	76	1.6	38	0.81
Sep 2019	45	74	1.6	41	0.91
Sep 2018	45	77	1.7	50	1.11
Sep 2017	30	51	1.7	31	1.03
Sep 2016 *	30	76	2.5	39	1.30
Sep 2015 *	29	79	2.7	42	1.45
Sep 2014 *	26	58	2.2	23	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 41% · Maths 67% → all three 39% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard39%199th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard41%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard67%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

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Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	39%	4%	105	105
2023/24	42%	0%	103	100
2022/23	78%	6%	107	108

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

Fernvale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

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

Good2023

2.0applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.7applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy
1.3 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.9applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Good2022

1.5applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Academy
1.6 km · Leicester

2026

1.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
Krishna Avanti Primary School
2.1 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Whitehall Primary School
2.3 km · Leicester

Good2024

1.8applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy
2.3 km · Leicester

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard

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Strong standard
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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143248 · 855/2149
Trust: Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 331 on roll
Free school meals: 13.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Fernvale Primary School (URN 119967)
Address: Somerby Road, Thurnby, Leicester, LE7 9PR
Local authority: Leicestershire · Harborough

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