Academy converter · Leicestershire

Newlands Community Primary School

4–11Ages
270Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150436URN

Belle Vue Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

79 applications for 29 places · 81st of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 27 June 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

79 applications · 29 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 2.7; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 2.9; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.3; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.3; as the previous school
2022 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2021 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2020 1.8; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2019 2.0; Leicestershire median median 1.9; as the previous school
2018 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2017 1.9; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2016 1.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicestershire median

Dashed bars: as Newlands Community Primary School (URN 119984), 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	79	2.7	23	0.79
Sep 2025	28	81	2.9	27	0.96
Sep 2024	32	74	2.3	31	0.97
Sep 2023 *	36	93	2.6	36	1.00
Sep 2022 *	37	71	1.9	35	0.95
Sep 2021 *	42	86	2.1	41	0.98
Sep 2020 *	36	64	1.8	32	0.89
Sep 2019 *	44	86	2.0	43	0.98
Sep 2018 *	36	76	2.1	34	0.94
Sep 2017 *	36	67	1.9	29	0.81
Sep 2016 *	40	67	1.7	39	0.98
Sep 2015 *	33	54	1.6	31	0.94
Sep 2014 *	42	66	1.6	47	1.12

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 69% · Writing 64% · Maths 48% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%194th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard69%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard64%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard48%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard14%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 100 (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	43%	0%	102	100
2023/24	13%	0%	103	97
2022/23	36%	0%	103	99

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

Newlands Community Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

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

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Townlands Church of England Primary School
1.2 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Barwell Church of England Junior School
1.4 km · Leicestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

48%met the SATs standard
St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

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

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Hinckley Parks Primary School
3.7 km · Leicestershire

2026

2.3applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Richmond Primary School
4.0 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2024

3.2applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy
4.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2024

2.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard

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

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: 150436 · 855/2180
Trust: Oadby, Wigston and Leicestershire Schools Academy Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 270 on roll
Free school meals: 36.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 January 2024
Replaced: Newlands Community Primary School (URN 119984)
Address: Belle Vue Road, Earl Shilton, Leicester, LE9 7PA
Local authority: Leicestershire · Hinckley and Bosworth

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