Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Wigston
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 8 months agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
This is a warm, welcoming school where pupils are happy and settled. The school has made real improvements in teaching reading and mathematics, and early years provision is excellent. Staff build strong relationships with pupils and have created a calm, respectful environment where bullying is rare and dealt with quickly.
Key Strengths
- Safeguarding is effective with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed
- Early years provision is high quality with children achieving well and ready for next steps
- Reading and mathematics teaching has improved, with pupils achieving well in national tests
- Positive behaviour and attendance across the school with pupils learning without disruption
- Strong inclusive practice with staff trained to meet the needs of pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers' expectations of work quality need to be higher, particularly in writing (letter formation and sentence structure)
- Inconsistencies in how well teachers check what pupils are learning and adapt teaching to match pupils' needs
- Gaps in pupils' knowledge in writing are not being identified and closed effectively
- Handwriting and letter formation need further improvement
- Impact of support given to pupils is not consistently checked to ensure it is working
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - the school has created an open and positive culture of safeguarding where all legal requirements are met and pupils feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Girls' football activity, colouring club, school choir, lunchtime clubs, school council, road safety officer roles
Kilby St Mary's Church of England Primary School is a small school at the heart of its community where pupils are welcomed into a calm, nurturing and friendly environment. The school has made considerable improvements since the last inspection, with effective curriculum now in place, though there are inconsistencies in how well teachers implement it.
At a Glance
3.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 57% to 100%. Maths has remained stable at around 63%. Writing has declined from 64% to 50%.
Class Sizes
23.0
Avg class size
3
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
66%
Available places
78 pupils
119 capacity
41 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Wigston
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Wigston
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)
Inspection History(8)
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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
4.07975%
Overall absence
8.33333%
Persistent absence
72
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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