Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Bishop Ellis is a warm, welcoming school where children are happy and feel safe. Teaching is strong with staff using skilled questioning to help children understand their learning, and the school is particularly ambitious in supporting all pupils, including those with additional needs. The school creates a caring community where children develop leadership skills, show respect for each other, and achieve well, particularly in English and mathematics.
Key Strengths
- Well-sequenced curriculum with meaningful connections between subjects and regular revisiting of key knowledge
- Effective teaching with skilled questioning and strong subject knowledge across staff
- Pupils learn to read well with effective phonics routines and additional support for struggling readers
- Ambitious approach to supporting pupils with SEND who access learning and achieve success alongside peers
- Strong behaviour expectations with studious classrooms and positive pupil attitudes to learning
Areas for Improvement
- Learning opportunities in some wider curriculum subjects do not consistently stretch and extend pupils' understanding
- Some areas of the early years curriculum do not always provide sufficient challenge to extend children's knowledge further
Safeguarding
The arrangements for safeguarding are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Board games club, pupil sports leaders, eco-warriors group, school council, chaplaincy leaders, outdoor kitchen activities
Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy is a caring school held in high regard by the school community, where pupils are happy, feel safe, and achieve well. The school has maintained the standards identified at its previous inspection through effective action and consistent commitment to improvement.
At a Glance
14.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
36 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 80% to 59%. Maths has declined from 84% to 69%. Writing has remained stable at around 81%.
Class Sizes
30.1
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
30.5
KS2
7
Total classes
2 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
68%
Available places
232 pupils
341 capacity
109 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
Admissions Demand - Leicestershire
Places available
8,747
Applications
6,780
Got 1st preference
95.4%
Got preferred school
99.6%
Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.0276%
Overall absence
8.41121%
Persistent absence
214
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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