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Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

Primary · Community school · Leicester, LE8 4FE

Outstanding

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Good
Requires improvement
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National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#12,649 of 15,057

Worse than 84% of schools in England

Ranked by pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 3 Jun 2025

Area360 rating
Outstanding
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages4 to 11
Pupils329
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Colin Bowpitt
Local authorityLeicestershire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 119956.

Key stage 2 results

2024/25

Year 6 results in national curriculum tests and teacher assessments. The expected standard is the level pupils should reach by the end of primary school.

MeasureThis schoolLeicestershireEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths48%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire63%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.3%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire6%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Leicestershire106106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.103, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.105, similar to England, similar to Leicestershire106105
Expected standard in reading79%, similar to England, similar to Leicestershire78%76%
Expected standard in writing76%, similar to England, similar to Leicestershire73%73%
Expected standard in maths66%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire76%75%
Pupils taking tests29--

Source: DfE, Compare school performance, Compare school performance 2024-2025.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils329
Girls160
Boys169
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.9%
First language not English3.6%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.21.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.33
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.12
Average class size27.4

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
86.3%
Other White
2.4%
White and Black Caribbean
2.1%
White and Black African
1.8%
Other mixed
1.8%
Indian
1.8%
White and Asian
1.5%
Pakistani
0.6%
Other Asian
0.6%
Irish
0.3%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher23.3
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.11
Teachers (FTE)14.1
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.84
Support staff (FTE)20.68
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2512.8
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2512.8
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.60
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.205
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.78
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.60
Applications from another local authority (Reception)6

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLeicestershireEngland
Overall absence4.4%, better than England, similar to Leicestershire4.5%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.7.9%, better than England, better than Leicestershire9.9%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.1.8%, worse than England, worse than Leicestershire0.9%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate5.6%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

Ratings include official Ofsted judgements and Area360 summaries of inspection grades. Open a school’s profile for its inspection grades and results.

Schools near Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.5 miPrimaryBlaby Stokes Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.8 miPrimarySt Peter's Church of England Primary School WhetstoneAcademy converter
Good
1.0 miSecondaryCountesthorpe AcademyAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.0 miPrimaryBadgerbrook Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.1 miSecondarySouth Wigston High SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
1.1 miPrimaryParkland Primary School South WigstonAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryGlen Hills Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
1.2 miPrimaryRolleston Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
1.3 miPrimaryGreenfield Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.5 miPrimaryEyres Monsell Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School

What is Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School is rated Outstanding, last inspected on 3 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School rank in England?

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School ranks 12,649 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 84% of schools).

What are Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 48% of pupils at Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School made 60 offers from 205 applications (3.4 per offer), and 60 of 78 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School?

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School has 329 pupils aged 4 to 11.

What is the capacity of Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School?

Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School?

At Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School, the average class had 27.4 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 23.3 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Blaby Thistly Meadow Primary School missed 4.4% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 7.9% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.