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Greenstone Primary School, Coalville

Primary
Free schools
Mixed
Ages 4–11

Greenstone Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Coalville, part of Lionheart Educational Trust.

Demand
Oversubscribed
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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.

All 17 schools in Lionheart Educational Trust

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

Likely (~910m)Possible (~1.3km)Unlikely (~1.7km)

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 GIAS
Head:Mrs Natalie Yeomans
Pupils:28
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01530444950
Address:Sence Valley Road, Coalville, LE67 1HQ
Trust:LIONHEART EDUCATIONAL TRUST (17 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:22 August 2025

Ofsted Rating

No inspection data available

URN:150858
UKPRN:10098674
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:North West Leicestershire
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

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

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Getting There

Bus Stops

Beveridge Lane (adjacent)
67m · 1 min walk
Robson Way (adj)
353m · 6 min walk
Sence Valley Road (southbound)
391m · 6 min walk
Amazon (inside)
411m · 7 min walk
Rushby Road (opp)
569m · 9 min walk

Free school transport

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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.

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Your chances of a place at Greenstone Primary School

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Your home postcode, set against Greenstone Primary School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Greenstone Primary School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Greenstone Primary School.
  • We hold no last distance offered figures from Leicestershire, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • 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

Low pressure
New homes approved:1,293
Projected new pupils:323

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Coalville

Across Leicestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.80 applications per place

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

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication2
Moderate Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
78.6%
Mixed
14.3%
Chinese
3.6%
Unclassified
3.6%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals3.6%
English as Additional Language3.6%

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

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)

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