Kirby Muxloe Primary School, Leicester

Ofsted's report card from its 3 March 2026 inspection grades Kirby Muxloe Primary School on 7 areas: 1 strong standard and 6 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Strong standard. "Children get off to an excellent start in Reception."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, typically achieve well over time."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Most pupils, including those who are disadvantaged, attend school regularly."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate understanding of the quality of curriculum and teaching across the school."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "This school is inclusive and every pupil feels valued."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including governors, share an ambitious vision to ensure a high-quality education for all pupils."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have designed a suitable personal development programme that builds on prior learning and is age appropriate."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should ensure that the teaching of the planned curriculum is delivered with consistency, especially in subjects and phases where it is not as well implemented, so that pupils know and remember more over time"; "Leaders should continue to strengthen their work to improve attendance and punctuality, so that high levels of attendance for pupils are sustained".

The school runs after-school care.

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils at Kirby Muxloe Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 90% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 86% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 68 families put Kirby Muxloe Primary School as their first choice and 186 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 8 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Kirby Muxloe Primary School are Stafford Leys Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 79% reading, 83% maths); Ratby Primary School (1.2 miles, Good, 75% reading, 72% maths); Fossebrook Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 87% reading, 90% maths); and New Lubbesthorpe Primary School (1.4 miles, Good, 65% reading, 81% maths).

Kirby Muxloe Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 4 of them.

101 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Kirby Muxloe Primary School (as of April 2026): 94% would recommend the school, 96% say their child is happy there and 74% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child is happy at the school (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (74%).

8.5% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (68%), Asian (17%) and Mixed (8%).

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Kirby Muxloe Primary School.

9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Princess Drive (opposite), 180 metres away.

In 2024/25, Kirby Muxloe Primary School issued 6 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.