Gaddesby Primary School

Gaddesby Primary School is performing well overall, with a good quality of education and outstanding behaviour and attitudes among pupils. This marks the school's first inspection since it became an academy, reflecting a significant period without formal assessment. Leaders have established high expectations and an ambitious curriculum that effectively supports pupils' learning across various subjects. The school is noted for its nurturing environment, where pupils feel safe and develop positively, demonstrating pride in their school.

Strengths

• Pupils develop positive attitudes to learning and feel safe.
• Outstanding behaviour and respect among pupils.
• Ambitious and well-structured curriculum in place.
• High-quality support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on reading and phonics development.
• Effective early years provision with a focus on personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent pedagogical choices affecting learning outcomes.
• Underdeveloped summative assessment in some subjects.
• Incomplete understanding of equality, diversity, and British values in PSHE.

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 Gaddesby Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Gaddesby 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 Gaddesby Primary School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 25.5% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Gaddesby Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.8% 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 2024–25 Gaddesby Primary School received £6,644 and spent £7,173 for each of its 184 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £119,000 (£649 per pupil).

Across all 19 schools of Bradgate Education Partnership, income was £7,352 and spending £7,630 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Leicester · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Gaddesby Primary School is part of Bradgate Education Partnership, which runs 19 schools. The nearest others:

• Broomfield Community Primary School Leicester
• Great Dalby School Melton Mowbray
• Wreake Valley Academy Leicester
• The Pochin School Leicester
• The Merton Primary School Leicester
• Swallowdale Primary School and Community Centre Melton Mowbray
• Eastfield Primary School Leicester
• The Roundhill Academy Leicester
• Church Hill Infant School Leicester
• Highgate Primary School Loughborough

What is Gaddesby Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Gaddesby Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Gaddesby Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Gaddesby Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Gaddesby Primary School have?

Gaddesby Primary School has 159 pupils on roll.

What age range does Gaddesby Primary School cover?

Gaddesby Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Gaddesby Primary School?

Gaddesby Primary School is at Ashby Road, Gaddesby, Leicester, Leicestershire, LE7 4WF.