1
Abbey Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 5HH
1
17 Apr 2024
Top 10 Primary schools in Leicester
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2020)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the local authority of Leicester. 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
82
Outstanding
4
Good
63
Median inspection year
2020
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 5% · G: 83% · RI: 11% · I: 1%
2
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 1AE
1
4 Dec 2023
3
Catherine Infant School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 6BY
1
13 Jan 2020
4
Charnwood Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE2 0HE
1
23 Apr 2009
5
Fosse Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE3 5EA
2
8 Sep 2024
6
Whitehall Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 6GJ
2
19 Jun 2024
7
Heatherbrook Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE4 1BE
2
9 May 2024
8
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE3 6NF
2
17 Apr 2024
9
Merrydale Infant School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 0PL
2
21 Jan 2024
10
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 2NA
2
21 Jan 2024
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
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- Catherine Junior School 2 • Dec 2023
- Beaumont Lodge Primary School 2 • Nov 2023
- Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy 2 • Nov 2023
- St John the Baptist CofE Primary School 2 • Sep 2023
- Granby Primary School 2 • Jul 2023
- Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy 2 • May 2023
- Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy 2 • May 2023
- Sparkenhoe Community Primary School 2 • Mar 2023
- St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy 2 • Jan 2023