Academy converter · Leicestershire

Ashby Willesley Primary School

4–11Ages
411Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143251URN

Packington Nook Lane, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2QG · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

164 applications for 59 places · 76th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

85%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 16 November 2022Ofsted'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

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

164 applications · 59 places offered · 54 named it first

2026 2.8; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Leicestershire median in 1 of 10 years.

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Ashby Willesley Primary School (URN 119975), 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	59	164	2.8	54	0.92
Sep 2025	60	159	2.7	60	1.00
Sep 2024	58	124	2.1	54	0.93
Sep 2023	47	106	2.3	46	0.98
Sep 2022	60	100	1.7	59	0.98
Sep 2021	56	94	1.7	56	1.00
Sep 2020	60	105	1.8	61	1.02
Sep 2019	59	103	1.8	64	1.08
Sep 2018	51	88	1.7	50	0.98
Sep 2017	59	102	1.7	67	1.14
Sep 2016 *	59	92	1.6	53	0.90
Sep 2015 *	51	74	1.5	50	0.98
Sep 2014 *	50	75	1.5	45	0.90

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 88% · Maths 92% → all three 85% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard85%15th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard88%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard92%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (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	85%	3%	109	108
2023/24	73%	8%	108	109
2022/23	75%	7%	107	107

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

Ashby Willesley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

2.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Ashby Hill Top Primary School
0.8 km · Leicestershire

Outstanding2024

4.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School
1.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

4.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Packington Church of England Primary School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

3.1applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Ashby Hastings Primary School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

5.2applications per place
Woodcote Primary School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Good2022

2.7applications per place 20%met the SATs standard
Moira Primary School
2.9 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Donisthorpe Primary School
3.3 km · Leicestershire

Improved significantly2025

2.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard

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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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143251 · 855/2167
Trust: Symphony Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 411 on roll
Free school meals: 5.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Ashby Willesley Primary School (URN 119975)
Address: Packington Nook Lane, Ashby-de-la-Zouch, LE65 2QG
Local authority: Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire

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