Croft Church of England Primary School

About Croft Church of England Primary School

Croft Church of England Primary School’s headline Key Stage 2 metric sits almost exactly in line with the Leicestershire local authority average, but the detail beneath that tells a more nuanced story. The school’s proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined is 61%, just a single percentage point below the LA average of 62%. That places Croft 113th out of 231 primary schools of the same type in the county, putting it squarely in the middle of the pack. However, the school’s ranking within Blaby is notably weaker: it comes 17th out of 25 schools, which places it in the bottom 50% of its immediate borough. The gap between its local and county standing suggests that while Croft is broadly typical for Leicestershire, it faces stiffer competition from nearby primaries in Blaby, several of which achieve significantly higher scores.

Academic outcomes at Croft are a mixed picture. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, but only 4% reached the higher standard in all three subjects. Individual subject scores show reading and maths both averaging 103, with 70% of pupils reaching the expected level in reading and 65% in maths, while writing saw a higher 78% achieving the expected standard. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in 2023 rated it as Requires Improvement across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership and management. This is a significant downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2011, when early years provision, leadership and overall effectiveness were all judged as Good. The drop in Ofsted grade is the most notable change for parents to weigh against the school’s broadly average academic performance.

Croft is a small Church of England primary with 100 pupils against a capacity of 175, and it offers nursery provision for children from age 2. The school is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 26 applications for just 10 places, with all 10 first-preference applicants offered a spot, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.6. Facilities include a sensory room, ICT suite, library, art studios, gymnasium and chapel, and the school runs clubs in science, book club and drama. Sports on offer include netball, football, swimming, rounders, tennis, cross country and cricket. The school has identified SEND provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, social emotional and mental health needs, speech language and communication needs, and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that suits families prioritising a small, Church of England setting with strong early years provision, but who are comfortable with its Requires Improvement Ofsted rating and the competitive admissions process.

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