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Caldecote Community Primary School

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

personMr Mathew Alcock

location_onLeicester, LE3 1FF

language Visit Website phone 1162824482

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

615

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Expected Standard

82%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Caldecote Community Primary School is a Community school primary school in Leicester, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 9% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Caldecote Community Primary School is a community school in Leicester, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 636 pupils on roll, of whom 44% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 82% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 20% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #5 of 71 primaries in Leicester and #922 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 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.1 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

82%

LA 56%

Reading89% LA 69%

Writing84% LA 65%

Maths84% LA 69%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading81% LA 69% · Eng 74%

Writing79% LA 67% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading81% LA 65% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths82% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.2

Read

LA -0.2

0.8 to 3.5

0.9

Write

LA -0.2

-0.4 to 2.2

3.8

Maths

LA 0.9

2.5 to 5.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading76% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 72% · Eng 78%

Maths85% LA 75% · Eng 79%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.4

Read

LA 0.2

0.9 to 4.0

2.5

Write

LA 0.1

1.1 to 3.9

4.3

Maths

LA 1.1

3.0 to 5.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 59%

Reading73% LA 68%

Writing85% LA 72%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.4

Read

LA 0.1

-2 to 1.2

2.5

Write

LA -0.1

0.9 to 4.1

1.9

Maths

LA 0.6

0.4 to 3.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

08 April 2025

Inspection Report

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12 February 2020

Inspection Report

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17 May 2016

Inspection Report

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29 April 2014

Inspection Report

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27 February 2013

Inspection Report

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14 February 2011

Inspection Report

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06 February 2008

Inspection Report

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30 June 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-05-17

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2014-04-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

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

0.8%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.5%(3 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 636 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.8%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	636	5	0.8%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	641	9	1.4%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	656	4	0.6%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	656	4	0.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	647	8	1.2%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	635	8	1.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	615	6	1.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	605	3	0.5%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	602	5	0.8%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	597	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	598	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	618	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	613	1	0.2%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	612	3	0.5%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	608	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	608	3	0.5%	0.4%	1
2019/20 (Autumn term)	613	5	0.8%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	606	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	597	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	594	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	590	4	0.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	589	2	0.3%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	582	3	0.5%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	570	2	0.4%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	564	4	0.7%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	559	7	1.3%	0.5%	0

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 43 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 34 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 20 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 13 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Physical Disability 6 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils