Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School

About Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School

Parents considering Gilmorton Chandler Church of England Primary School will find strong signals of satisfaction from the school community. In the most recent Parent View survey, covering September 2024 to September 2025, 89% of the 74 respondents said they would recommend the school to other parents. That’s a solid vote of confidence. The school is also clearly popular locally: for the 2025/26 admissions round, it received 88 applications for just 29 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.03. Of those, 40 families put it as their first preference, and all 29 places went to first-preference applicants. On the specific question of whether children are happy, 97% of parents either agreed or strongly agreed, and 97% felt their child was safe. The school’s headteacher is Philippa Tomkins, and it operates as a Church of England primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11 in the Harborough area of Leicestershire.

Academically, the school’s most recent graded Ofsted inspection in January 2020 rated it Good across all areas, including quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, and leadership. An ungraded inspection in December 2024 confirmed that standards were maintained. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, 58% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is slightly below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62%. Average scores in reading and maths were both 105, and 71% met the expected standard in writing. At the higher standard, 6% achieved the combined measure. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% on this metric, sitting at the 62nd percentile. In the Harborough local authority area, it ranks 20th out of 32 primary schools. The school has capacity for 210 pupils and currently has 215 on roll, with 5.6% eligible for free school meals.

The school offers a range of facilities including a sensory room, gymnasium, outdoor playground, forest school and a chapel. Sports provision covers football, cricket, cross country, rounders, athletics and netball, while clubs include book club, drama and art club. For children with special educational needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. 18% of responding parents said their child has SEND, and the Parent View responses on SEND support were notably mixed, with 38% disagreeing that the school gives SEND children the support they need, compared with 46% agreeing or strongly agreeing. This is a primary school without nursery provision or a sixth form, and it is not a boarding school. It will suit families who value a Church of England setting, strong parent satisfaction ratings, and a wide range of extracurricular activities, but who may want to investigate SEND support further.

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