Academy sponsor led · Leicester

St Mary's Fields Academy

3–11Ages
433Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150622URN

21 Compton Road, 21 Compton Road, 410, LE3 2DH · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2023 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicester

84 applications for 60 places · 55th of 72 in Leicester

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

62%met the expected standard

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 11 January 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

0.2 below Leicester median (1.6) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

84 applications · 60 places offered · 63 named it first

2026 1.4; Leicester median median 1.6
2025 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7
2024 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2023 1.3; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2022 1.5; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2021 1.4; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2020 1.5; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school
2019 1.8; Leicester median median 1.5; as the previous school
2018 1.8; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2017 2.1; Leicester median median 1.6; as the previous school
2016 2.3; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2015 2.2; Leicester median median 1.9; as the previous school
2014 2.2; Leicester median median 1.7; as the previous school

This school
Leicester median

Dashed bars: as St Mary's Fields Primary School (URN 120025), 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	60	84	1.4	63	1.05
Sep 2025	60	92	1.5	55	0.92
Sep 2024 *	60	91	1.5	60	1.00
Sep 2023 *	57	75	1.3	53	0.93
Sep 2022 *	45	66	1.5	45	1.00
Sep 2021 *	47	64	1.4	42	0.89
Sep 2020 *	58	87	1.5	53	0.91
Sep 2019 *	60	109	1.8	75	1.25
Sep 2018 *	60	107	1.8	69	1.15
Sep 2017 *	60	127	2.1	88	1.47
Sep 2016 *	60	136	2.3	84	1.40
Sep 2015 *	60	134	2.2	78	1.30
Sep 2014 *	60	134	2.2	82	1.37

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 70% · Writing 65% · Maths 68% → all three 62% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard62%36th of 71 in Leicester

Leicester 62% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard70%

Leicester 74% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Leicester 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Leicester 71% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Leicester 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard68%

Leicester 76% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Leicester 28% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicester median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	62%	3%	104	104
2023/24
2022/23

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

St Mary's Fields AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2023

1.4applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Imperial Avenue Infant School
0.8 km · Leicester

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place
Folville Junior School
0.9 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2024

67%met the SATs standard
Caldecote Community Primary School
1.2 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

1.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Shaftesbury Junior School
1.2 km · Leicester

Good2022

58%met the SATs standard
Hazel Community Primary School
1.3 km · Leicester

2026

1.5applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
Granby Primary School
1.4 km · Leicester

Good2023

1.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Knighton Mead Primary Academy
1.5 km · Leicester

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
King Richard III Infant and Nursery School
1.6 km · Leicester

Requires improvement2024

2.1applications per place

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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150622 · 856/2011
Trust: L.e.a.d. Academy Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 433 on roll
Free school meals: 21.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: St Mary's Fields Primary School (URN 120025)
Address: 21 Compton Road, 21 Compton Road, 410, LE3 2DH
Local authority: Leicester

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