Water Leys Primary School

Primary · Leicestershire · LE18 1HG · URN 120079

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-04-17Cohort 402

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 62

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 222 schools in Leicestershire

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
56%
Leicestershire 61.7%England 61%
5.6 percentage points below the area average of 61.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
3%
Leicestershire 6.3%England 8%
3.3 percentage points below the area average of 6.3
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Leicestershire 105.83England 105
2.8 below the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Leicestershire 104.78England 105
1.8 below the area average of 104.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
102
Leicestershire 105.56England 105
3.6 below the area average of 105.6
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
19%
Leicestershire 29.1%England 32%
10.1 percentage points below the area average of 29.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
69%
Leicestershire 76.8%
7.8 percentage points below the area average of 76.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
69%
Leicestershire 71.4%
2.4 percentage points below the area average of 71.4
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
76%
Leicestershire 75%
1 percentage points above the area average of 75
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
62
Leicestershire 35
27.3 above the area average of 34.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Leicestershire	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	56% Leicestershire 61.7%England 61%	5.6 percentage points below the area average of 61.7	5 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	3% Leicestershire 6.3%England 8%	3.3 percentage points below the area average of 6.3	5 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Leicestershire 105.83England 105	2.8 below the area average of 105.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Leicestershire 104.78England 105	1.8 below the area average of 104.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	102 Leicestershire 105.56England 105	3.6 below the area average of 105.6	3 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	19% Leicestershire 29.1%England 32%	10.1 percentage points below the area average of 29.1	13 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	69% Leicestershire 76.8%	7.8 percentage points below the area average of 76.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	69% Leicestershire 71.4%	2.4 percentage points below the area average of 71.4	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	76% Leicestershire 75%	1 percentage points above the area average of 75	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	62 Leicestershire 35	27.3 above the area average of 34.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Leicestershire · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 28.1% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 16.2% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 11.9% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 12.5pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 19% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 3% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 23.1pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 56% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 97.2% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Water Leys Primary School Good at its inspection on 17/04/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Water Leys Primary School is a primary school in Leicestershire, postcode LE18 1HG (URN 120079).
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