Kirby Muxloe Primary School, Leicester
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
Kirby Muxloe Primary School is a warm, inclusive place where children thrive. Staff know pupils well, listen to their concerns, and work closely with families to support every child's needs. The school delivers an ambitious curriculum with strong emphasis on reading and writing from Reception onwards, resulting in pupils achieving above national average by the end of primary school.
Key Strengths
- Pupils achieve consistently above national average in reading, writing and mathematics at key stage 2
- Reception provides an excellent start with ambitious curriculum and strong focus on reading
- Inclusive approach ensures all pupils, including those with additional needs and disadvantaged pupils, receive tailored support
- Teachers teach reading well and have successfully introduced new approaches to early writing
- Strong pastoral care with staff vigilant in identifying and supporting pupils who need extra help
Areas for Improvement
- Not all lessons across subjects and phases are delivered consistently well - teachers need further support to embed recent guidance
- Leaders acknowledge work is needed to sustain recent improvements in attendance for some pupils
- Snack choices at breaktimes do not align with the healthy diet messages taught in curriculum
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have created an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified and managed, ensuring pupils are safer and feel safe.
Extracurricular Activities
Swimming lessons, music clubs, sports clubs, enterprise week, curriculum-enrichment events, house captains, values leaders, play leaders, residential visits
Kirby Muxloe Primary School is a well-led school where pupils achieve above national average and feel safe and valued. The school provides an ambitious, broad curriculum with strong foundations in reading, writing and mathematics.
At a Glance
8.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 86% to 90%. Maths has improved from 83% to 90%. Writing has remained stable at around 87%.
Class Sizes
29.4
Avg class size
29.7
Infant (KS1)
29.1
KS2
14
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
104%
Over capacity
402 pupils
386 capacity
16 places over capacity
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Leicester
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)
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.47634%
Overall absence
9.55056%
Persistent absence
356
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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