Academy converter · Leicestershire

Desford Community Primary School

5–11Ages
385Pupils
PrimaryPhase
149267URN

Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · May 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

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

105 applications for 45 places · 116th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

71%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 13 May 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
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

2.3applications per place, Reception

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

105 applications · 45 places offered · 43 named it first

2026 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.2; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 1.7; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Desford Community Primary School (URN 119921), 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	45	105	2.3	43	0.96
Sep 2025	43	95	2.2	42	0.98
Sep 2024	54	90	1.7	54	1.00
Sep 2023	58	98	1.7	58	1.00
Sep 2022 *	42	59	1.4	40	0.95
Sep 2021 *	51	65	1.3	51	1.00
Sep 2020 *	57	80	1.4	56	0.98
Sep 2019 *	58	88	1.5	57	0.98
Sep 2018 *	42	60	1.4	39	0.93
Sep 2017 *	60	93	1.6	65	1.08
Sep 2016 *	50	83	1.7	62	1.24
Sep 2015 *	48	67	1.4	48	1.00
Sep 2014 *	38	49	1.3	37	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 76% · Maths 82% → all three 71% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard71%59th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard37%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard76%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard82%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard47%

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	71%	4%	107	108
2023/24	48%	0%	107	105
2022/23	54%	4%	105	102

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

Desford Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Newbold Verdon Primary School
3.2 km · Leicestershire

Good2024

2.5applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Thurlaston Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Kirby Muxloe Primary School
4.7 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.1applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Ratby Primary School
4.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
4.8 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Thornton Primary School
5.1 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.9applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
5.2 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.4applications per place 30%met the SATs standard
New Lubbesthorpe Primary School
5.4 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

2.6applications per place 65%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
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Urgent improvement
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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: 149267 · 855/2032
Trust: Life Multi-Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 385 on roll
Free school meals: 12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 September 2022
Replaced: Desford Community Primary School (URN 119921)
Address: Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester, LE9 9JH
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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