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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 25 June 2025Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
- 21 February 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Donisthorpe Primary School, URN 119944
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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 entry61 applications · 29 places offered · 30 named it first
- 2026 2.1; Leicestershire median median 2.7
- 2025 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.8
- 2024 2.0; Leicestershire median median 2.4
- 2023 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.3
- 2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2021 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2020 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2019 1.5; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
- 2018 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2017 1.3; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2016 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
- 2015 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
- This school
- Leicestershire median
Dashed bars: as Donisthorpe Primary School (URN 119944), 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 | 29 | 61 | 2.1 | 30 | 1.03 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 60 | 2.0 | 33 | 1.10 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 59 | 2.0 | 29 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2023 | 30 | 68 | 2.3 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2022 * | 29 | 54 | 1.9 | 34 | 1.17 |
| Sep 2021 * | 28 | 46 | 1.6 | 25 | 0.89 |
| Sep 2020 * | 29 | 59 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2019 * | 30 | 44 | 1.5 | 26 | 0.87 |
| Sep 2018 * | 22 | 40 | 1.8 | 21 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2017 * | 29 | 38 | 1.3 | 26 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2016 * | 30 | 57 | 1.9 | 36 | 1.20 |
| Sep 2015 * | 25 | 41 | 1.6 | 27 | 1.08 |
| Sep 2014 * | 27 | 49 | 1.8 | 36 | 1.33 |
How did pupils do in SATs?
DfE KS2 · 2024/25Reading 81% · Writing 81% · Maths 73% → all three 73% met the expected standard, End of Year 6
- This school
- Leicestershire median
- England median
Every year as a table
| Year | Expected standard | Higher standard | Reading score | Maths score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 73% | 4% | 107 | 103 |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 0% | 101 | 100 |
| 2022/23 | 60% | 3% | 104 | 101 |
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
- Donisthorpe Primary SchoolThis schoolThis schoolImproved significantly20252.1applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 1.2 km · LeicestershireStandards maintained20242.8applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
- 2.5 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20242.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 2.6 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20231.7applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
- 2.7 km · LeicestershireGraded · no overall grade20252.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
- 2.8 km · Derbyshire20261.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
- 3.3 km · LeicestershireGood20222.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
- 3.4 km · LeicestershireOutstanding20244.0applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- 3.6 km · LeicestershireRemains Good20243.1applications per place 29%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
- 149269 · 855/2082
- Capacity
- 210 pupils · 207 on roll
- Free school meals
- 14.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 September 2022
- Replaced
- Donisthorpe Primary School (URN 119944)
- Address
- Ashby Road, Donisthorpe, Swadlincote, DE12 7QF
- Local authority
- Leicestershire · North West Leicestershire
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources