Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #199 in Leicestershire public Top 98% UK

St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School

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

personMrs Rebecca Dolby-Molson

corporate_fareRISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onLeicester, LE9 7AE

language Visit Website phone 1455842138

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2019

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Students

159

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Expected Standard

30%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Leicester, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 98% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School is an academy sponsor led in Leicester, Leicestershire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of RISE MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 149 pupils on roll, of whom 43% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 30% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #199 of 211 primaries in Leicestershire and #13,196 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. 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 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 4.0 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

30%

LA 61%

Reading65% LA 77%

Writing50% LA 71%

Maths50% LA 75%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

46%

LA 60%England 61%

Reading62% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing69% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths62% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

48%

LA 61%England 60%

Reading66% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 72% · Eng 71%

Maths66% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

102

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA 0.2

-4.1 to 0.5

0.3

Write

LA -0.1

-1.9 to 2.5

0.1

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 2.2

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

32%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading35% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing45% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths42% LA 79% · Eng 79%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-7.2

Read

LA -0.1

-9.4 to -5.0

-4.3

Write

LA 0.1

-6.3 to -2.3

-6.3

Maths

LA -0.1

-8.2 to -4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 65%

Reading67% LA 76%

Writing53% LA 79%

Maths47% LA 77%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

101

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-4.2 to 0

-3.8

Write

LA 0.0

-5.9 to -1.7

-3.3

Maths

LA -0.3

-5.3 to -1.3

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 February 2025

Inspection Report

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25 June 2019

Inspection Report

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04 May 2018

Inspection Report

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03 May 2017

Inspection Report

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14 September 2016

Inspection Report

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29 June 2015

Inspection Report

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28 January 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

5 Evaluations

2019-06-25

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2018-05-04

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2017-05-03

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2016-09-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-28

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

4.0%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.3%(2 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 149 pupils. During this period, there were 6 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 4.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	149	6	4.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	152	6	3.9%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	159	7	4.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	160	19	11.9%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	160	1	0.6%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	156	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	159	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	154	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	148	1	0.7%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	150	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	148	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	143	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	150	1	0.7%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	163	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	161	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	181	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	184	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	188	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	203	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	205	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	209	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	228	6	2.6%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	223	7	3.1%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	226	5	2.2%	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.

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

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St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

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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