Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School

About Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School

Ullesthorpe Church of England Primary School is a small village school that clearly commands strong local loyalty. For the 2025/26 admissions round, the school received 29 applications for just 11 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.64. That means nearly three families applied for every available spot, and of the nine first-preference applications it received, all nine were offered places. This level of demand suggests parents in the Harborough area hold the school in high regard, even though the school itself doesn't publish a formal parent recommendation percentage. With just 102 pupils on roll against a capacity of 105, the school is running very close to full, and the 8.9 per cent of pupils eligible for free school meals is below the national average, reflecting the relatively affluent catchment. Headteacher Jodie Allen leads a Church of England school that has held a Good rating from Ofsted since at least 2014, with its most recent ungraded inspection in 2021 confirming it 'remains Good'.

Academically, Ullesthorpe produces a mixed picture that parents should examine closely. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 53 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That is notably below the Leicestershire local authority average of 62 per cent and places the school 158th out of 231 similar schools in the county. In the Harborough district specifically, it ranks 25th out of 32 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half locally. However, individual subject scores tell a more nuanced story. Reading and maths average scores of 106 and 105 respectively are both slightly above the national benchmark of 100, and 87 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in reading alone. The school's Ofsted breakdown shows leadership and management, and overall effectiveness, were both graded Good in the 2014 graded inspection, with early years provision rated as Requires Improvement at that time.

The school offers a solid range of facilities for its size, including playing fields, a library, outdoor playground, music rooms and a chapel. Sports provision is broad, with rounders, cricket, tennis, dance, netball, cross country and football all available, and clubs extend to gardening, drama, choir, chess, art and science. For families with children who have additional needs, the school lists support for specific learning difficulties such as dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication difficulties, and physical disabilities. Ullesthorpe is a Church of England primary with no nursery or sixth form provision, and it is not a boarding school. This is a school that suits families who value a close-knit, oversubscribed village setting and are comfortable with a mixed academic picture — strong in reading and maths scores, but with combined attainment that lags the local average.

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