Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School, Leicester

Inadequate
Primary
Academy sponsor led
Mixed
Church of England
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~697m)Possible (~995m)Unlikely (~1.3km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Rachel O'Hara
Pupils:197 / 420 capacity
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01162772082
Address:Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
Trust:LEARN ACADEMIES TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2018

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 1 year ago
-

Overall

Requires Improvement

Quality of Education

Good

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Requires Improvement

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 8 April 2025View full report
URN:145488
UKPRN:10066524
Diocese:Diocese of Leicester
Constituency:South Leicestershire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

The school creates a calm, respectful learning environment with strong behaviour management and excellent pastoral care. Staff model positive attitudes and pupils benefit from many leadership opportunities that make them feel valued. Early years teaching is particularly strong, with skilled staff developing children's vocabulary and early reading skills from the start.

Key Strengths

  • Behaviour and attitudes are good - classrooms are calm with consistent discipline and clear routines
  • Early years provision is good with strong focus on communication, language and phonics
  • Excellent pastoral support and safeguarding - daily well-being checks and pupils feel safe sharing worries
  • Strong personal development - pupils understand British values, world faiths and online safety
  • Good attendance with high expectations and robust monitoring strategies

Areas for Improvement

  • Teaching quality is inconsistent - some staff do not check closely enough on pupil learning or provide tasks to deepen understanding
  • Reading and mathematics performance is too low at end of key stage 2 with weak improvement plans
  • Some pupils' reading books are too difficult for them and don't match the letter sounds they know
  • Strategic planning does not address the most important areas for development sufficiently

Safeguarding

Safeguarding arrangements are effective with staff carrying out daily well-being checks and providing high-quality pastoral support.

Extracurricular Activities

Rights respecting ambassadors club, quiet and relaxing lunchtime activities club, The Nest programme for pupils with SEND

Blaby Stokes Church of England Primary School requires improvement overall, though behaviour and personal development are good. While the school has made improvements since the previous inspection, too many pupils do not achieve well enough in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2.

At a Glance

18.3%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

What Parents Think

57 responses
Would recommend44%
Child is happy68%
Well taught65%
Good progress56%
Feels safe75%
Well behaved51%
Bullying dealt with16%
Kept informed65%
Handles concerns35%
Wider development46%

Source: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-2ppMaths-8ppWriting-20pp

Reading has remained stable at around 66%. Maths has declined from 61% to 53%. Writing has declined from 71% to 51%.

Class Sizes

27.5

Avg class size

29.0

KS2

8

Total classes

2 classes with more than 30 pupils

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Laurel Road (opp)
290m · 5 min walk
Western Drive (opp)
316m · 5 min walk
James Street (opp)
373m · 6 min walk
The Crescent (adj)
380m · 6 min walk
Park House Court (opp)
428m · 7 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

47%

Available places

197 pupils

420 capacity

223 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Leicester

Low pressure
New homes approved:12,815
Projected new pupils:3,204

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester

Admissions Demand - Leicestershire

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

8,747

Applications

6,780

Got 1st preference

95.4%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(3)

8 April 2025
Quality of EducationRequires Improvement
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement
Early YearsGood
28 June 2022
14 March 2017
Inadequate
Leadership & ManagementRequires Improvement

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.26476%

Overall absence

11.06557%

Persistent absence

244

Enrolments

Authorised3.55603%
Unauthorised0.70872%
Persistent (10%+)11.06557%
Severe (50%+)2.04918%

Absence trend

4.04339%
18/19
3.42972%
20/21
6.21411%
21/22
5.36395%
22/23
5.08347%
23/24
4.26476%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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