Caldecote Community Primary School

Caldecote Community Primary School has effectively maintained the standards identified during its previous inspection, contributing to a positive learning environment where pupils feel happy and supported. The school provides an ambitious curriculum that promotes engagement through exciting learning opportunities and enrichment activities. Parents and carers appreciate the staff's dedication to fostering resilience and support for pupils, who are encouraged to take on leadership roles and make a difference in their community. Though the school has many strengths, there are areas for improvement, particularly in refining the curriculum for certain subjects and ensuring that activities are appropriately adapted for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Inconsistencies in staff subject knowledge have also been flagged as a concern, potentially affecting the clarity with which new concepts are taught. Nevertheless, the school prioritizes continuous improvement and has made significant strides in attendance and pupil behavior.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and highly recommend the school.
• Ambitious curriculum that engages pupils through exciting activities.
• Staff provide strong support, encouraging resilience and emotional well-being.
• Effective monitoring of reading fluency and tailored support for pupils.
• Wide range of enrichment opportunities available to pupils.
• Pupils demonstrate good understanding of school values and expectations.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum design needs refinement in a few subjects.
• Inconsistent staff subject knowledge affecting clarity of teaching.
• Learning activities for pupils with SEND not consistently adapted.

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 Caldecote Community Primary School attended 93.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 20.8% 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, 1.6% of pupils at Caldecote Community 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 Caldecote Community Primary School had 20.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 14.8% 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, 19.8% of pupils at Caldecote Community Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.5% 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 Caldecote Community Primary School received £7,641 and spent £7,818 for each of its 600 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £168,000 (£279 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 Caldecote Community Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Caldecote Community Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Caldecote Community Primary School was last inspected in May 2025.

How many pupils does Caldecote Community Primary School have?

Caldecote Community Primary School has 600 pupils on roll.

What age range does Caldecote Community Primary School cover?

Caldecote Community Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 82% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Caldecote Community Primary School?

Caldecote Community Primary School is at 164 Hallam Crescent East, Braunstone, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE3 1FF.