Barley Croft Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Dec 10 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Leicester
Unique reference
120050
Address
Malham Close, Beaumont Leys, LE4 0UT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
332 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
55.1%
Girls
44.9%
First language not English
60.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
41%
Persistent absence
12.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.1%
Pupil ethnicities
African 32.2%
White British 27.7%
Mixed 11.4%
Indian 7.2%
Other White 6.9%
Other Asian 6.3%
Other Black 3.3%
Other 2.1%
Pakistani 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1
WritingAverage0.4
MathsAverage1.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 49%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Barley Croft Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
45
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
46
2nd preference
15
3rd preference
5
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
45
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher19.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
1
1
0
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
15
8
7
Reception, Full-time
36
24
12
Year 1
45
23
22
Year 2
50
24
26
Year 3
44
24
20
Year 4
48
32
16
Year 5
46
25
21
Year 6
47
22
25
Year 2024-2025

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