Avenue Primary School

Avenue Primary School demonstrates effective actions in maintaining the high standards established during its previous inspections. The school environment is positive, with pupils expressing joy in their learning and forming strong relationships with staff, which contributes to their sense of safety. The inclusive atmosphere promotes respect and understanding of diversity, making it a cornerstone of the school's community involvement. However, there are areas for improvement, particularly in ensuring that all pupils, especially those ready to progress further, receive the depth of knowledge they are capable of achieving.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy attending school and establish strong relationships with staff.
• The school has a broad and well-structured curriculum that builds on pupils' existing knowledge.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
• Strong emphasis on reading, fostering a love of literature among students.
• Rich personal development program with a variety of extracurricular activities.
• Positive behaviour management leading to a calm and orderly learning environment.
• Strong community ties and parental involvement.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistency in teaching activities supporting advanced learners.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Avenue Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.1% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.9% of pupils at Avenue Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Avenue Primary School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 13.2% of pupils at Avenue Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Avenue Primary School received £6,782 and spent £6,756 for each of its 545 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £194,000 (-£356 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Avenue Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Avenue Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2025.

When was Avenue Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Avenue Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Avenue Primary School have?

Avenue Primary School has 545 pupils on roll.

What age range does Avenue Primary School cover?

Avenue Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Avenue Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Avenue Primary School?

Avenue Primary School is at Avenue Road Extension, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE2 3EJ.