Martinshaw Primary School, Leicester
Martinshaw Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Leicester. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in January 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in July 2024 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 79th-highest of the 138 schools in Leicester with published results, and 8,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 63% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- In line with England
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
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
Martinshaw Primary School in detail
Martinshaw Primary School in its own words
From the headteacher's welcome: "I would like to take this opportunity to extend a warm welcome to you and your children as Head Teacher of Martinshaw Primary School, where together we will celebrate your child’s achievements and their love of learning. It certainly is a privilege to be Head Teacher of our school; a school which I am certainly proud to be part of."
Clubs and activities named on the school's website include STEM and cooking.
The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.
Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils at Martinshaw Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 78% and 77% in Leicestershire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 65% in reading and 74% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Martinshaw Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 19 families put Martinshaw Primary School as their first choice and 98 named it as one of their preferences, for 28 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Martinshaw Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Martinshaw Primary School are Elizabeth Woodville Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 97% maths); Lady Jane Grey Primary School (0.6 miles, Outstanding, 90% reading, 80% maths); Ratby Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 75% reading, 72% maths); and Newtown Linford Primary School (1.5 miles, Good, 80% reading, 70% maths).
Martinshaw Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 4 schools.
Elizabeth Woodville Primary SchoolLady Jane Grey Primary SchoolRatby Primary SchoolNewtown Linford Primary School
Who goes there
11.7% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 6.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (73%) and Asian (13%).
In 2026, 10 pupils (5.1%) received SEN support and 8 (4.1%) 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
The nearest tram or metro stop is Rothley (Great Central Railway), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line.
9 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is A50 Junction (adjacent), 220 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, anti-social behaviour and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Leicestershire (58).
Suspensions and exclusions
Martinshaw Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from January 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: The school remains Good.
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Pupils are proud of their school. They believe in the new school values of respect, kindness, resilience, aspiration, uniqueness and confidence. Pupils work hard to live out these values in their work and play. They strive to earn a stamp on their values chart. They are keen to receive a wristband for each of the values. When all of these have been achieved, pupils are awarded the highly prized 'values ambassador' lanyard.
The school is caring and welcoming. Staff have high expectations of pupils; they know each pupil's strengths and talents. They support pupils when they find things hard, both academically and personally. Pupils like their teachers and trust them to keep them safe. Staff greet pupils warmly at the start of the school day. Pre-school children separate happily from their parents and carers at the start of the school day. They waste no time getting stuck into their learning activities. Across the school, pupils enjoy learning. They appreciate that they have their own tablet computers and agree that they help them to learn well.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school has designed a broad and balanced curriculum that is ambitious for all pupils. The most important knowledge pupils need to learn is clearly identified. This key knowledge is set out from pre-school to Year 6. Pupils build their understanding well over time. In computing, children learn the basic principles of coding in the early years. Pupils add to this knowledge year on year. In Year 1, pupils combine commands to make a sequence, in Year 3 they identify and fix bugs in a program and Year 6 pupils create a program to run on a controllable device. Pupils are provided with learning activities that help them to learn the intended knowledge. The work they produce is high quality. For example, Year 4 pupils use a photo editing application to combine two images of animals to make their own mystical creature. However, the school has not fully reviewed the curriculum for all of the foundation subjects. Leaders have not yet made the adaptations or changes that will maximise pupils' acquisition of knowledge in every subject.
From Ofsted's July 2024 ungraded inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Good at its January 2016 inspection - up from Requires Improvement.
Rated Good for
Leadership & management.
At a Glance
11.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 65% to 71% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 74% to 79% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 74% to 61% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
28.1
Avg class size
26.0
Infant (KS1)
29.8
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Social & online
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Martinshaw Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Martinshaw 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
- 7
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 1
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
1 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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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
63%
Available places
199 pupils
315 places
116 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Leicester
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Leicester
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: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(9)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
10
SEN Support
8
EHC Plans
9.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
197
Total Pupils
109
Boys
88
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
10
Teachers
19.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£49,224
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,305
Per pupil
£1134k
Total funding
£35k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.8%
Overall absence
8.4%
Persistent absence
179
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Martinshaw Primary School
Questions parents ask about Martinshaw Primary School
What are SATs results like at Martinshaw Primary School?
Of the pupils at Martinshaw Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% reached the expected standard in reading and 79% did so in maths.
What is Martinshaw Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Martinshaw Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in July 2024, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in January 2016, it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Martinshaw Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Martinshaw Primary School is oversubscribed, Leicestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Martinshaw Primary School?
Martinshaw Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 63% of its 315 places.
How big are the classes at Martinshaw Primary School?
Classes at Martinshaw Primary School average 28.1 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.
How many pupils go to Martinshaw Primary School?
Martinshaw Primary School has around 197 pupils on roll. 12% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at Martinshaw Primary School?
3.8% of sessions were missed at Martinshaw Primary School in 2024/25. 8.4% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Martinshaw Primary School?
Apply through Leicestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Martinshaw 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 Martinshaw Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 7 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 6 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Martinshaw Primary School?
Martinshaw Primary School is at Forest Rise, Groby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE6 0BB.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)