Primary school

St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Leicestershire
  • LE9 7AE
Ofsted Good · inspected Jun 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 14,648 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 98%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 90%90%2016/17: top 98%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 98%2022/23: top 79%79% · 2022/232023/24: top 85%2024/25: top 98%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM30% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score101 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 20 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 32% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 28% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 40% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 32% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 48% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 46% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 30% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 63%48%28%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 22 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 0% · 39 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 3% · 30 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 3% · 31 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 7% · 29 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 0% · 26 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 6%7%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 99 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 96 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 97 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 102 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 102 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 10510396No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 100 · 22 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 96 · 39 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 101 · 30 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 97 · 31 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 103 · 29 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 101 · 26 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 101 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 10410396No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
20 of 20 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2020
2nd182
3rd110

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2025

  1. 2006Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2015Requires improvement
  4. 2016Ungraded visit
  5. 2017Requires improvement
  6. 2018Ungraded visit
  7. 2019Good
  8. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026140
Free school meals (past 6 years)43.0%
First language not English13.4%
SEN support14.8%
EHC plan1.3%
Absence (sessions missed)7.0%
Persistently absent pupils15.7%

Girls 39.6%Boys 60.4%

66.7% full · 210 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 19 responses (12.8% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school79% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school78.9% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved68.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 47.4% not applicable30% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year100% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 5.3% not applicable77.8% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?0% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 0% who said Yes above0% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child84.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.2% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing79% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school94.7% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school100% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development68.4% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent63.2% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult9.2
  • Classroom teachers 5
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 8.6
  • Other support 3.1

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 17.8 · 28 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,946
Spend per pupil£5,651
Staff spend per pupil£4,510
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£342,000in-year balance

Grants £7,899 · self-generated £47 · premises £141 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (26 academies) · trust reserve £1,577,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it