Desford Community Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- 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
- 149267
- Address
- Kirkby Road, Desford, LE9 9JH
- Website
- www.desford.leics.sch.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 384 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 52.1%
- Girls
- 47.9%
- First language not English
- 3.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 9.9%
- Persistent absence
- 8.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 11.2%
White British 83.6%
Mixed 8%
Indian 2.6%
Other White 1.8%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 1.3%
Other Black 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Other Asian 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingAverage-1.1
MathsBelow average-2.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 54%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Desford Community Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 54
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 24
- 3rd preference
- 12
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 54
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 57 33 24 |
| Year 1 | 37 20 17 |
| Year 2 | 54 26 28 |
| Year 3 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 4 | 65 26 39 |
| Year 5 | 47 25 22 |
| Year 6 | 65 38 27 |