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Wolsey House Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Helen King

location_onLeicester, LE4 2BB

language Visit Website phone 1162667566

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

638

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Expected Standard

51%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Wolsey House Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 80% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Wolsey House Primary School is a community school in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 607 pupils on roll, of whom 36% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 51% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #61 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #10,921 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.1 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

51%

LA 56%

Reading80% LA 69%

Writing54% LA 65%

Maths71% LA 69%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing76% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

53%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading66% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing62% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA -0.2

-1.8 to 1.0

-2.7

Write

LA -0.2

-4.0 to -1.4

-0.6

Maths

LA 0.9

-1.9 to 0.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

54%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading80% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing54% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths80% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.5

Read

LA 0.2

-2.1 to 1.1

-5.0

Write

LA 0.1

-6.5 to -3.6

-1.2

Maths

LA 1.1

-2.6 to 0.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

71%

LA 59%

Reading78% LA 68%

Writing76% LA 72%

Maths86% LA 71%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.7

Read

LA 0.1

-2.3 to 0.9

-1.3

Write

LA -0.1

-2.8 to 0.2

1.2

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 2.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

05 April 2022

Inspection Report

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20 September 2016

Inspection Report

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16 November 2011

Inspection Report

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04 February 2009

Inspection Report

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25 January 2006

Inspection Report

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05 June 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-09-20

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2011-11-16

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2009-02-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.2%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.2%(1 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 607 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.2%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	607	1	0.2%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	596	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	618	1	0.2%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	623	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	613	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	641	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	638	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	631	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	664	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	662	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	635	1	0.2%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	647	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	636	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	624	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	631	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	631	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	629	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	603	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	594	1	0.2%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	595	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	573	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	575	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	557	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	529	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	533	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	528	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 49 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 25 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 13 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

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Wolsey House Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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