Primary school

Billesdon Church of England Primary School

  • Voluntary Controlled School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Leicestershire
  • LE7 9AG
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Jun 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,273 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 89%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 66%66%2017/18: top 100%2018/19: top 90%2022/23: top 50%2023/24: top 12%12% · 2023/242024/25: top 89%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM44% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM22% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score104 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 9 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22Withheld 2016/17

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 47% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 10% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 46% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 62% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 80% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 44% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 63%80%10%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 20% · 15 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 0% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 8% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 0% · 13 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 10 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 22% · 9 pupils · East Midlands 6%22%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 103 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 106 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 109 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 104 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 105109103No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 15 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: withheld (5 pupils)2017/18: 97 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 106 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 105 · 13 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 10 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 104 · 9 pupils · East Midlands 10410797No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
13 of 13 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1313
2nd40
3rd181

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesGood
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Satisfactory
  2. 2009Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Ungraded visit
  5. 2023Requires improvement
  6. 2025All areas Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202688
Free school meals (past 6 years)6.7%
First language not English1.1%
SEN support9.0%
EHC plan1.1%
Absence (sessions missed)3.8%
Persistently absent pupils4.0%

Girls 51.7%Boys 48.3%

83.8% full · 105 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 39 responses (43.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school84.6% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school94.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved92.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 66.7% not applicable53.9% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year89.7% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.3% not applicable80% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?33.3% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 33.3% who said Yes above69.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.6% agree
  • My child does well at this school87.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing89.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school89.8% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.2% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development84.6% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent89.7% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher21.0
Pupils per adult14.4
  • Classroom teachers 3.2
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 1.9
  • Other support 2

Teachers 4.2 FTE · Whole workforce 8.1 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,222
Spend per pupil£8,130
Staff spend per pupil£6,281
Reserve per pupil−£676
  • −£59,532revenue reserve
  • −£79,934in-year balance

Grants £7,543 · self-generated £322 · premises £525 per pupil