Eyres Monsell Primary School, Leicester
Eyres Monsell Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leicester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2018. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in February 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 129th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 13,056th of 14,452 across England. It was 88% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2018)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicester (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
Eyres Monsell Primary School in detail
Eyres Monsell Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Welcome to Eyres Monsell Primary School. I am so proud to be the Headteacher of such a wonderful school that is working hard to achieve excellence for all. We celebrate learning within our diverse school community in which different languages, cultures and religions learn together in harmony."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, rugby, cricket, athletics, cross-country, dance, cooking, art, sewing and book club.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Vision and values (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils at Eyres Monsell Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 54% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 74% and 75% in Leicester and 77% and 75% across England.
Results fell from 59% in reading and 65% in maths in 2024.
Getting a place at Eyres Monsell Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 39 families put Eyres Monsell Primary School as their first choice and 62 named it as one of their preferences, for 41 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Eyres Monsell Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Eyres Monsell Primary School are Rolleston Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 55% reading, 55% maths); Montrose School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 66% maths); Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy (0.6 miles, Good, 55% reading, 55% maths); and Marriott Primary School (0.8 miles, Good, 63% reading, 47% maths).
Eyres Monsell Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.
Rolleston Primary SchoolMontrose SchoolHoly Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyMarriott Primary School
Who goes there
35.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 35.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), other ethnic groups (21%) and Black (16%).
In 2026, 87 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 8 (2.1%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is South Wigston Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.
12 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Sturdee Close (outside), 150 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Eyres Monsell Primary School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, Eyres Monsell Primary School issued 35 suspensions, 8.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Eyres Monsell Primary School are Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School (0.6 miles); South Wigston High School (1 mile); Wigston College (1.5 miles); and Wigston Academy (1.6 miles).
Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolSouth Wigston High SchoolWigston CollegeWigston Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoThis judgement is from May 2018, 8 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils say they are happy at this inclusive school. One child, typical of many, said, 'People are allowed to be unique and different in our school.' Parents and carers appreciate how welcoming the school is. They are greeted on the playground each morning by school staff who help them sort out any queries. Each term, parents are invited to join their children in school for the 'look into learning' sessions. Pupils enjoy showing off what they have been learning.
Pupils say that they feel safe in school. The recently introduced behaviour policy teaches them to be 'ready, respectful and safe'. They like the routines that have been introduced such as 'amazing assemblies' and 'wonderful walking'. They say that these help them to follow the rules. Pupils know that if they are worried, there is always an adult on hand to sort problems out.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The recently introduced curriculum plans, which begin in the early years, identify the key 'sticky knowledge' and vocabulary that pupils need to learn. For example, in mathematics, children begin in Reception to learn to count and add up to 10. In year 4, pupils continue using their knowledge of addition to help them understand multiplication. The school has been quick to review the way the curriculum is taught in light of the outcomes pupils, particularly those in key stage 1, achieved in some areas of the curriculum in 2023.
Overall, this work is enabling current pupils to be able to know and understand more of what they are learning.
From Ofsted's February 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its May 2018 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
35.1%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 59% to 64% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 65% to 54% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 69% to 46% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
24.3
Avg class size
22.7
Infant (KS1)
24.9
KS2
16
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Eyres Monsell Primary School
Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to Eyres Monsell Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- Play Days Nursery Limited - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 17 February 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Rolleston Activity Camp - Pre-school, 0.4 miles
- Chatterbox Pre-School Limited - Day nursery, 0.4 milesOfsted, 7 July 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Glenhills Pre-School - Day nursery, 0.6 milesOfsted, 7 October 2021: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Little Stars (Leicester) Ltd - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 20 December 2024: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Eyres Monsell Primary School is in Leicester; for families living there:
Apply to Leicester for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 16
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 5
- Children hurt
- 2
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight.
2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Eyres Monsell Primary School
Will you get a place at Eyres Monsell Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 39 first choices for 41 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
88%
Available places
368 pupils
420 places
52 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Leicester council
Places available
4,828
Applications
3,626
Got 1st preference
96.8%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicester council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the South Primary planning area (Leicester) will have 421 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 8 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(14)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
87
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
24.5%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
388
Total Pupils
197
Boys
191
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
20
Teachers
19.4:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£53,369
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£6,128
Per pupil
£2546k
Total funding
£212k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
7.4%
Overall absence
23.2%
Persistent absence
354
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Eyres Monsell Primary School
Questions parents ask about Eyres Monsell Primary School
What are SATs results like at Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Of the pupils at Eyres Monsell Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% reached the expected standard in reading and 54% did so in maths.
What is Eyres Monsell Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Eyres Monsell Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in February 2024, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in May 2018, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Eyres Monsell Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 88% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Classes at Eyres Monsell Primary School average 24.3 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Eyres Monsell Primary School has around 388 pupils on roll. 35% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Eyres Monsell Primary School?
7.4% of sessions were missed at Eyres Monsell Primary School in 2024/25. 23.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 16 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 11 slight. 2 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 1 on foot and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Leicester is 24.5 (the median across 142 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Eyres Monsell Primary School?
Eyres Monsell Primary School is at Simmins Crescent, Eyres Monsell, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 9AH.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)