Water Leys Primary School

About Water Leys Primary School

Water Leys Primary School is a popular choice among local families, and the numbers back that up. For the 2025/26 intake, the school received 102 applications for just 43 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.37. All 40 first-preference applicants were offered a place, which suggests that for those who put it top of their list, it’s a realistic option. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in April 2024, confirmed it remains Good, a significant improvement from its previous graded inspection in 2018 when it was rated Requires Improvement. Leadership and management, as well as early years provision, are now both rated Good. With 401 pupils on a capacity of 420, the school is running very close to full, so getting a place isn’t guaranteed unless you live nearby.

Academically, Water Leys performs broadly in line with the local authority average. At Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 65% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Leicestershire average of 62%. The school’s average scores in reading and maths both sit at 105, which is just above the national benchmark of 100. A quarter of pupils achieved a higher standard in maths, and 40% did so in reading, though the combined higher standard across all three subjects drops to 8%. In the local authority rankings, Water Leys places 9th out of 13 schools in Oadby and Wigston, and 85th out of 231 primary schools across the wider Leicestershire area. Nationally, it sits around the 45th percentile.

The school offers a solid range of facilities including a sports hall, library, ICT suite, sensory room and playing fields, plus a chapel on site. Sports provision covers football, cricket, swimming, gymnastics, rounders and athletics, and there are clubs for coding, chess, science, art, choir and book club. SEND support is well-developed, with provisions for autistic spectrum disorder, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, visual impairment and physical disability. Water Leys is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form. It’s a good fit for families in Oadby and Wigston who want a well-subscribed local school with improving Ofsted grades and a broad extracurricular offer, though those seeking the highest academic outcomes may want to look at nearby Brocks Hill Primary, which is rated Outstanding and sits 2.9 km away.

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