Desford Community Primary School, Leicester

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Desford Community Primary School

Kirkby Road, Desford, Leicester LE9 9JH

https://www.desford.leics.sch.uk

Desford Community Primary School is an academy. It has about 380 boys and girls aged between 5 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in September 2012. The present school opened in 2022.

This school is a member of Life Multi-Academy Trust. (Other schools in this trust include Dove Bank Primary School, Braunstone Frith Primary Academy and Kingsway Primary School.)

Particular strengths include Attendance, Environment, Admissions and Finances. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils and Progress.

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2.0		Newbold Verdon Primary School
2.8		Kirby Muxloe Primary School
2.9		Ratby Primary School
2.9		Thurlaston Church of England Primary School
3.0		Thornton Primary School
3.1		Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy
3.3		Stafford Leys Community Primary School
3.3		New Lubbesthorpe Primary School
3.5		St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School
3.5		Barlestone Church of England Primary School
3.7		Townlands Church of England Primary School
3.8		Lady Jane Grey Primary School

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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.

Admissions: About average. The occupancy rate is roughly average and the offer rate is quite low.

Finances: About average. The school budget has been roughly in balance

Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is about average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community.

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is below average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is below average.

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