Greenstone Primary School, Coalville
Greenstone Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Coalville, part of Lionheart Educational Trust.
- Demand
- Oversubscribed
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Leicestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Greenstone Primary School in detail
Getting a place at Greenstone Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 55 families put Greenstone Primary School as their first choice and 133 named it as one of their preferences, for 58 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.
Admissions history and your chances at Greenstone Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Greenstone Primary School are Ellistown Community Primary School (0.7 miles, Good, 80% reading, 90% maths); Hugglescote Community Primary School (1.2 miles); Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire (1.5 miles, Good, 76% reading, 69% maths); and Broom Leys School (1.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 81% maths).
Ellistown Community Primary SchoolHugglescote Community Primary SchoolSaint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, LeicestershireBroom Leys School
The trust
Greenstone Primary School is one of 17 schools run by Lionheart Educational Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
3.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (14%).
In 2026, 3 pupils (10.7%) received SEN support and 0 (0%) 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
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Greenstone Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Beveridge Lane (adjacent), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 36 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).
Sources: DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
No inspection data available
At a Glance
3.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
28.0
Avg class size
28.0
Infant (KS1)
1
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Greenstone Primary School
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Greenstone Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Greenstone Primary School is in Leicestershire; for families living there:
- Leicestershire's school travel policy: Mainstream School Transport for 5 to 16 year olds
- How to apply: Request for school transport on medical grounds form PDF, 359.48 KB Opens new window
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at Greenstone Primary School
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- The straight-line distance from your home to Greenstone Primary School.
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- Applications, first choices and offers at Greenstone Primary School for 2026 entry.
- How many families in Leicestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
- The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
- Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
7%
Available places
28 pupils
420 places
392 spare places
as recorded on GIAS
Area Demand Pressure - Coalville
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coalville
Across Leicestershire council
Places available
8,574
Applications
6,827
Got 1st preference
94.0%
Got preferred school
99.3%
All primary applications across Leicestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Oversubscribed
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
3
SEN Support
0
EHC Plans
10.7%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
28
Total Pupils
13
Boys
15
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
2
Teachers
14.0:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
2026 data
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Greenstone Primary School
Questions parents ask about Greenstone Primary School
What is the catchment area for Greenstone Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Greenstone Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
How big are the classes at Greenstone Primary School?
Classes at Greenstone Primary School average 28 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Greenstone Primary School?
Greenstone Primary School has around 28 pupils on roll. 4% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Greenstone Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Greenstone Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Greenstone Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 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 Leicestershire is 3 (the median across 329 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Greenstone Primary School?
Greenstone Primary School is at Sence Valley Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 1HQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)