Coleman Primary School

About Coleman Primary School

Coleman Primary School sits within the Leicester local authority, a mixed state primary for ages 3 to 11. In the most recent local rankings, it placed 48th out of 68 primary schools in the city, putting it in the bottom half of Leicester primaries. The top-performing schools nearby include Whitehall Primary School, St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, and Queensmead Primary Academy, all of which scored significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The nearest school rated Outstanding by Ofsted is Humberstone Junior School, about 2.3 kilometres away. Coleman’s most recent graded inspection, in November 2024, did not assign an overall effectiveness rating, but the school was judged to require improvement in quality of education, early years provision, and leadership and management. On a more positive note, inspectors rated both behaviour and attitudes and personal development as Good, suggesting that while academic delivery needs work, the school environment is a relative strength.

Academically, the school’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that 52% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined. That is ten percentage points below the Leicester local authority average of 62%. Only 4% of pupils reached the higher standard in all three subjects. In individual subjects, 62% met the expected standard in reading, 61% in maths, and 72% in writing. Average scaled scores were 103 for reading and 102 for maths, both slightly above the national baseline of 100. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom quarter of all primaries on the combined expected standard metric, and within the East Midlands region it sits at the 71st percentile. Progress scores are not available in the data, so it is unclear whether pupils are catching up or falling further behind during their time at the school.

The school has capacity for 627 pupils but currently enrols 526, with 23% eligible for free school meals. It was oversubscribed for 2025/26 reception places, receiving 53 applications for 32 places, with 30 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a library, forest school, playing fields, sports hall, ICT suite, gymnasium, and a chapel. The school offers a broad range of sports and clubs, including football, netball, gymnastics, chess, drama, science club, and coding. SEND provision covers a wide spectrum, including autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, and social, emotional and mental health support. Parent View responses from 20 families show 80% would recommend the school, though responses on specific questions were mixed: 90% agreed or strongly agreed their child is happy, but only 20% strongly agreed that bullying is dealt with effectively, and 20% disagreed that the school has high expectations for their child. This school may suit families who value a supportive pastoral environment and are comfortable with a school still working to improve its academic outcomes.

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