1
Humberstone Junior School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 1AE
1
4 Dec 2023
Top 10 Primary schools in LE5
Updated for the latest inspections (median graded year: 2019)
This Top 10 showcases primary schools in the postcode area of LE5. 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
24
Outstanding
1
Good
20
Median inspection year
2019
Ofsted grade mix (graded schools)
O: 4% · G: 87% · RI: 9% · I: 0%
2
Whitehall Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 6GJ
2
19 Jun 2024
3
Merrydale Infant School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 0PL
2
21 Jan 2024
4
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 2NA
2
21 Jan 2024
5
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 4ES
2
9 Nov 2023
6
Scraptoft Valley Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 1NG
2
20 Nov 2022
7
St Josephs Catholic Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 1HF
2
30 Jun 2022
8
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 3HH
2
19 Dec 2021
9
Merrydale Junior School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 0PL
2
7 Jan 2020
10
Linden Primary School
Leicester • Leicestershire • LE5 6AD
2
30 Jun 2019
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
- Humberstone Infant Academy 2 • Mar 2019
- Falcons Primary School 2 • Oct 2017
- Spinney Hill Primary School 2 • Oct 2017
- Kestrel Mead Primary Academy 2 • Apr 2017
- Green Lane Infant School 2 • Feb 2016
- Krishna Avanti Primary School 2 • May 2013
- St Barnabas CofE Primary School 2 • Mar 2013
- Evington Valley Primary School 2 • Dec 2012
- Thurnby Mead Primary Academy 2 • Oct 2012
- Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School 2 • Jul 2012