Greenfield Primary School

About Greenfield Primary School

Greenfield Primary School sits above the Leicestershire local authority average for its key stage 2 headline measure, with 68% of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the LA average of 62%. That six-percentage-point gap places the school comfortably ahead of the typical primary in the area, though it is not among the very top performers in Blaby — it ranks 11th out of 25 schools in the borough on that same metric, putting it in the 44th percentile locally. Nationally, it sits around the 36th percentile, meaning it outperforms roughly a third of primaries across England. The school’s overall Ofsted rating of Good, confirmed in its April 2024 inspection, matches the grade it held in its previous inspection a decade earlier, so there is consistency in leadership and standards over time.

Digging into the 2023/24 key stage 2 results, the school’s strengths are clearest in maths, where 84% of pupils met the expected standard and 34% reached the higher standard — both well above the national benchmarks. Reading is solid too, with 77% at expected and 37% at higher, though writing lags a little at 76% expected and just 11% higher. Only 9% of pupils hit the higher standard across all three subjects, which is a modest figure and suggests the school is better at moving children to expected levels than pushing a large cohort into the top tier. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it is hard to say how much value it adds relative to intake, but the raw attainment figures show a school that delivers reliably above-average outcomes without being exceptional.

Greenfield is a large primary with 577 pupils against a capacity of 630, and it is clearly popular: for 2025/26 entry, it received 111 applications for 72 places, with 70 first-preference offers made, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.54. The school has a nursery provision, so families can start from age three, and it offers a broad range of sports including football, cricket, swimming and tennis, plus clubs like chess, book club and choir. Facilities include an ICT suite, sports hall, gymnasium, playing fields and even a chapel. For SEND, the school supports children with specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health needs. This is a solid, well-subscribed local option for families who want above-average attainment in a Good-rated setting, though those seeking the very highest academic outcomes or an Outstanding rating may need to look at the nearest Outstanding school, Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary, 2.1 km away.

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