Primary school

Great Dalby School

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  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Leicestershire
  • LE14 2HA
Ofsted areas (no overall grade) · inspected Feb 2025

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 2,247 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 15%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 17%17%2016/17: top 13%2017/18: top 17%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 45%2023/24: top 32%2024/25: top 15%No exams

Against East Midlands

Expected standard, RWM79% · East Midlands 63%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · East Midlands 6%Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score109 · East Midlands 105Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · East Midlands 104Small cohort: 19 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 72% · 18 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 80% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 80% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 86% · 21 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 63% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 70% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 79% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 63%86%63%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 18 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 25% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 20% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 14% · 21 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 16% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 5% · 20 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 0% · 19 pupils · East Midlands 6%25%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 18 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 110 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 109 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 108 · 21 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 108 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 108 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 109 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 105110104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 18 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 108 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 106 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 108 · 21 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 106 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 107 · 20 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 107 · 19 pupils · East Midlands 104108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in83.3%
20 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 83.3%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2420
2nd320
3rd180

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2025

  • Personal developmentGood
  • Quality of educationGood
  • Behaviour and attitudesOutstanding
  • Early years provisionGood
  • Leadership and managementGood
  • SafeguardingEffective
  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2014Outstanding
  4. 2025Lowest Good

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026137
Free school meals (past 6 years)3.7%
First language not English1.5%
SEN support14.1%
EHC plan3.0%
Absence (sessions missed)4.1%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 40%Boys 60%

97.9% full · 140 places

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 61 responses (45.2% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school93.4% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school95.1% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved93.4% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 67.2% not applicable65% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year80.3% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 18% not applicable86% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?31.1% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 31.1% who said Yes above73.7% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child96.7% agree
  • My child does well at this school93.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing91.8% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school95.1% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school95.1% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development90.2% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent91.8% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.8
Pupils per adult12.6
  • Classroom teachers 4.4
  • Leadership 1.6
  • Teaching assistants 4.9
  • Other support 2.1

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 13 · 23 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,481
Spend per pupil£5,874
Staff spend per pupil£4,741
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£82,000in-year balance

Grants £6,200 · self-generated £281 · premises £296 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: BRADGATE EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP (18 academies) · trust reserve £4,083,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it