1
Ashby Hill Top Primary School
Ashby-de-la-Zouch • Leicestershire • LE65 2NF
1
23 May 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Leicestershire
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the county of Leicestershire. It’s built from the latest graded Ofsted inspections. We rank Outstanding (grade 1) above Good (grade 2), then prioritise newer inspections. As tie-breakers, we consider the “Quality of education” sub-judgement (where available), then %FSM and school size.
Total primary schools
289
Outstanding
19
Good
227
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 7% · G: 84% · RI: 9% · I: 0%
2
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 5HH
1
17 Apr 2024
3
Kibworth Church of England Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE8 0NH
1
17 Dec 2023
4
Stathern Primary School
Melton Mowbray • Leicestershire • LE14 4HX
1
12 Dec 2023
5
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 1AE
1
4 Dec 2023
6
Brocks Hill Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE2 5WP
1
9 Nov 2023
7
Woodhouse Eaves St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Loughborough • Leicestershire • LE12 8SA
1
10 Oct 2023
8
Catherine Infant School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 6BY
1
13 Jan 2020
9
Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School
Loughborough • Leicestershire • LE12 5TB
1
17 Dec 2018
10
Lady Jane Grey Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE6 0ZA
1
19 Mar 2015
How we rank these schools
- Headline Ofsted grade: Outstanding (1) outranks Good (2), then RI (3), then Inadequate (4).
- More recent graded inspection dates rank higher.
- Where available, we use the Quality of education sub-judgement as a tie-breaker.
- Lower free school meals (%) may break remaining ties.
- Larger roll (pupil count) is a final tie-breaker.
Only the ten highest-ranked schools are shown; we also list “near misses” just below.
About Ofsted grades
- Outstanding (1): Highest judgement across key areas.
- Good (2): Strong effectiveness; meets standards consistently.
- Requires improvement (3): Not yet good; clear areas to improve.
- Inadequate (4): Significant weaknesses found.
Ungraded Section 8 visits check whether the previous graded judgement still stands, but they don’t replace it.
Data freshness & coverage
We refresh inspections and school snapshots regularly. If a school was inspected very recently, its report may not yet appear here.
Top-10 pages only appear for areas with at least 10 primary schools that have a graded Ofsted inspection.
Map of the Top 10
Also highly rated nearby
- Great Dalby School 1 • Oct 2014
- Newcroft Primary Academy 1 • Oct 2014
- The Pochin School 1 • May 2014
- Westfield Infant School 1 • Mar 2014
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell 1 • May 2013
- Woodland Grange Primary School 1 • May 2013
- Booth Wood Academy 1 • Jan 2013
- Barwell Church of England Academy 1 • Aug 2012
- Charnwood Primary School 1 • Apr 2009
- Wilbarston Church of England Primary School 2 • Sep 2024