Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School is a small school that demonstrates a strong standard of performance across various domains. Leaders have established effective systems to support a high proportion of pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring that every pupil is known well and their needs are met promptly. The school fosters a compassionate and inclusive community, instilling Christian values that prepare pupils well for life and encourage respect for diversity. Additionally, pupils feel safe and supported, and school attendance has shown improvement over consecutive years. While the school excels in many areas, concerns exist regarding the performance of disadvantaged pupils, particularly in writing and mathematics, where they have not reached the expected standards. The school has undergone significant leadership changes recently, which has introduced some positive developments, yet there remains a need for continued focus on ensuring that all pupils, especially those in vulnerable positions, achieve greater depth in their learning outcomes.

Strengths

• Exceptional safeguarding standards that ensure pupil safety.
• Strong support systems for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Ambitious and well-designed PSHE curriculum that promotes personal development.
• Strong community values fostering respect, cooperation, and responsibility among pupils.
• Effective partnerships with external professionals to support pupil needs.
• Regular review and effective adaptation of support strategies based on pupil progress.
• Commitment to enriching pupil experiences through tailored opportunities.

Areas for Improvement

• Disadvantaged pupils do not consistently achieve expected standards in writing and mathematics.

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 Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.8% 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, 1.0% of pupils at Ullesthorpe Church of England 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 Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School had 20.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 8.9% 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, 23.2% of pupils at Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.0% 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 2024–25 Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School received £7,090 and spent £7,197 for each of its 102 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £63,000 (£620 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust, income was £6,962 and spending £6,746 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 Lutterworth · Leicestershire local authority: places and applications

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School is part of Inspiring Primaries Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Claybrooke Primary School Leicester
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Bitteswell Lutterworth
• Dunton Bassett Primary School Lutterworth
• John Wycliffe Primary School Lutterworth
• Sharnford Church of England Primary School Hinckley
• All Saints Church of England Primary School, Sapcote Leicester
• Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School Lutterworth
• St Margaret's Church of England Primary School, Stoke Golding Nuneaton

What is Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in April 2026.

When was Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School was last inspected in April 2026.

How many pupils does Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School have?

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School has 99 pupils on roll.

What age range does Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School cover?

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 57% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School?

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School is at Ashby Road, Ullesthorpe, Lutterworth, Leicestershire, LE17 5DN.