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Thurlaston Church of England Primary School

Primary · Leicester · LE9 7TE

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Good

Earlier grade, confirmed by a later ungraded inspection

Ofsted's most recent (ungraded) visit confirmed the school remains Good. Ungraded inspections do not award a new grade.

Inspected 28 February 2023

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At a glance

78 pupils · 76% of 102 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Voluntary aided school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
3.8% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
8.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
10.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.thurlaston.leics.sch.uk/
URN
120201

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 14 families named it first for 14 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. An ungraded Ofsted inspection on 28 February 2023 confirmed its earlier grade, Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 4.5% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

14 places offered · 14 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

14 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
64%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
103
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school64%
Median of its 12 closest peers51.5%
Leicestershire average63.1%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Coppull St John's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolChorley · 92 miles awayGood53%
Holy Trinity CofE Primary School, Lower BeedingHorsham · 116 miles awayGood40%
Riston Church of England Primary AcademyHull · 97 miles awayGood69%
Canon Pyon CofE AcademyHereford · 72 miles awayGood50%
Welshampton CofE Primary SchoolEllesmere · 70 miles awayGood38%
Slingsby Community Primary SchoolYork · 110 miles awayGood64%
Settrington All Saints' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolMalton · 109 miles awayGood50%
Deerhurst and Apperley Church of England Primary SchoolGloucester · 59 miles awayOutstanding82%
Sulhamstead and Ufton Nervet SchoolReading · 82 miles awayGood59%
Hipsburn Primary SchoolAlnwick · 194 miles awayGood67%
Rawcliffe Primary SchoolGoole · 78 miles awayGood24%
Allington with Sedgebrook Church of England Primary SchoolGrantham · 34 miles awayGood43%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 88% (Leicestershire 73%, England 60%) · Any other White background 9% (Leicestershire 4%, England 7%) · Any other Asian background 1% (Leicestershire 2%, England 2%) · Asian Indian 1% (Leicestershire 7%, England 4%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.5%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
14.7%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

1.16 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Leicestershire: 2.10 suspensions and 0.02 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
15.4
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

57% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 33% moved to another state school · 10% left the state-funded sector

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

20% of teachers took sickness absence, 9.5 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £49,820; 14.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,050
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 7% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 6% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 3% (3%) · catering 4% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £63,443; in-year balance +£16,977

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
7/10less deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
6/10around the middle for England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher34.2%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications14.6%18.1%
In managerial or professional work38.6%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways12.5%18.1%
Residents in very good health50.1%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier77.3%62.3%
Social housing10.4%17.1%
Privately rented12.2%20.5%
Detached houses47.8%22.9%
Flats3.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms33.3%21.1%
Households with no car or van5.9%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01025645 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£273,50015 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£228,500–£377,500the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Semi-detached (7)£245,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

No collision was reported to the police within 500 m of the school in 2021–2025.

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
0a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
0a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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