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Shenton Primary School

Primary · Academy converter · Mixed · Leicester

Dunlin Road, Leicester, LE5 3FP

Website 01162628778

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

School remains Good

No graded inspection

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

94.8%

12.9% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

360

Capacity used

Has space

79%

456 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

28 of 28 families who put it first got an offer

28

Places offered

51

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference2828● 100%
2nd preference130● 0%
3rd preference80● 0%
4th preference20● 0%
Total512855%

Leicester lets families list 4 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Gita Patel
Address
Dunlin Road, Off Humberstone Road, Leicester, LE5 3FP
Phone
01162628778
Local authority
Leicester
Ward / constituency
North Evington · Leicester East
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
150884

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals23%——
English as additional language———
SEN support———
49% boys (176)51% girls (184)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

Academy trust: ATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST

360 pupils · 456 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 20

    29 January 2020

    Ungraded inspection

    School remains Good
Read the full Ofsted report

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 365 pupils

Attendance

94.8%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.2%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

12.9%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

1.6%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.4%

Absences the school didn't approve

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard61%
-1% vs England
Higher standard0%
-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard70%
-5% vs England
Higher standard21%
-12% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard68%
-4% vs England
Greater depth0%
-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard73%
-1% vs England
Higher standard23%
-3% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard80%
+7% vs England
Higher standard36%
+6% vs England
Average score106
+1 vs England

Science

Expected standard73%
-9% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)61%61%
Higher standard0%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicester council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.