Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Outstanding Jun 3 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Unique reference
- 119956
- Address
- Hospital Lane, Blaby, LE8 4FE
- Website
- www.thistlymeadow.net/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 306 (68% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.6%
- Girls
- 47.4%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 15.7%
- Persistent absence
- 7.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 15.0%
White British 84%
Mixed 7.8%
Other White 3.3%
Indian 2%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.7%
African 0.7%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage1.1
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 63%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 72
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 2
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.2 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 52 24 28 |
| Year 1 | 59 31 28 |
| Year 2 | 46 28 18 |
| Year 3 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 4 | 30 19 11 |
| Year 5 | 29 13 16 |
| Year 6 | 30 17 13 |