SCHOOL PROFILE

Taylor Road Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 152042
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 656 Published school capacity
Capacity used 93.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 January 2025
Latest published outcome Not judged
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Leicester
Trust ASPIRE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 612 577 full-time · 35 part-time
Female pupils 294 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 318 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

30.6%
5.8 pts above England
School 30.6%
Leicester 27.7%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

86.1%
65.8 pts above England
School 86.1%
Leicester 53.6%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Leicester 0.6%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Indian
34.3%
210
African
31.4%
192
Any other Asian background
6.7%
41
Any other White background
4.7%
29
Any other ethnic group
4.1%
25
Unclassified
3.3%
20
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 18.0% 110 of 612 pupils
2.9 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 18.0%
Leicester 17.0%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.3% 106 pupils
England 14.8% 2.5 pts above
EHC plans 0.7% 4 pupils
England 6.0% 5.4 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 62
Social, emotional & mental health 22
Moderate learning difficulty 18
Autistic spectrum disorder 3
Specific learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 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.

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

93.3% 5.1 pts above England
Taylor Road Primary School
93.3%
Leicester
94.9%
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