New Lubbesthorpe Primary School

LeicestershireFree schools

Tay Road, Leicester, LE19 4BF

Headteacher: Miss Natalie HackettSchool website ↗Pupils: 399 (capacity: 420)Part of OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected October 2023
Oversubscribed
62% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected October 2023
62%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 31 October 2023Full report ↗

Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Outstanding
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 65%·Writing 85%·Maths 81%All three 65%
Reading
Expected65%
Exceeding38%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected85%
Exceeding8%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected81%
Exceeding23%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
97
How many got their first choice?
60of 97 (61.9%)
How many applied in total?
199

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
15.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
38.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
182 girls, 217 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 65% Reading, Writing & Maths

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2018/19-----
2022/2363.0%5.0%-2.9+1.2-3.9
2023/2453.0%0.0%---
2024/2565.0%4.0%---
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