SCHOOL PROFILE

St Edward's Church of England Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 120122
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 79.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

26 October 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary controlled school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 166 166 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 92 55.4% of pupils
Male pupils 74 44.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.5%
7.3 pts below England
School 17.5%
North West Leicestershire 19.2%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

9.6%
10.7 pts below England
School 9.6%
North West Leicestershire 6.5%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
North West Leicestershire 0.5%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.7%
139
Any other White background
4.2%
7
Unclassified
3.0%
5
White and Black Caribbean
2.4%
4
Any other ethnic group
1.8%
3
African
1.2%
2
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 10.8% 18 of 166 pupils
10.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 10.8%
North West Leicestershire 20.3%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 7.8% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 7.0 pts below
EHC plans 3.0% 5 pupils
England 6.0% 3.0 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
No specialist assessment yet 6
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Social, emotional & mental health 3
Autistic spectrum disorder 2
Other difficulty or disability 2
Specific learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

70.0% 9.6 pts above England
School 70.0%
North West Leicestershire 56.5%
East Midlands 59.2%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

83.0%

9.2 pts above England

School 83.0%
North West Leicestershire 74.5%
East Midlands 72.9%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

73.0%

2.7 pts above England

School 73.0%
North West Leicestershire 68.0%
East Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

80.0%

8.0 pts above England

School 80.0%
North West Leicestershire 71.3%
East Midlands 71.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.70%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.51 pts lower than England
School 3.70%
North West Leicestershire 5.52%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

8.98 pts lower than England
School 6.83%
North West Leicestershire 12.60%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
North West Leicestershire 1.28%
East Midlands 1.72%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

79.0% 9.1 pts below England
St Edward's Church of England Primary School
79.0%
North West Leicestershire
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information