School profile

Mayflower Primary School

Primary · Community school · Leicester, LE5 5NA

Requires improvement

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Numbers on map: pupil ages
Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#9,316 of 15,057

Worse than 61% of schools in England

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

Mayflower Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 17 Jun 2025

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

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils424
GenderMixed
Head teacherMr Luke Whitney
Local authorityLeicester
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 120018.

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 schoolLeicesterEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing and maths60%, similar to England, similar to Leicester60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and mathsScore of 110 or more in reading and maths, greater depth in writing.0%, worse than England, worse than Leicester5%8%
Average reading scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, similar to England, better than Leicester105106
Average maths scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.107, better than England, better than Leicester105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling scoreScaled score from 80 to 120; 100 meets the expected standard.110, better than England, better than Leicester106105
Expected standard in reading76%, similar to England, similar to Leicester73%76%
Expected standard in writing65%, worse than England, worse than Leicester70%73%
Expected standard in maths84%, better than England, better than Leicester74%75%
Pupils taking tests62--

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

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils424
Girls199
Boys225
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.11.3%
First language not English84.9%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.420
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.392
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.6.7%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.32
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.9
Average class size27.6

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

Indian
53.8%
Pakistani
21.5%
Other Asian
9%
Bangladeshi
6.8%
Other mixed
2.8%
White and Asian
2.1%
African
1.2%
Other White
0.9%
Other ethnic group
0.9%
White British
0.5%

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 teacher21.5
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.8
Teachers (FTE)19.39
Teaching assistants (FTE)18.87
Support staff (FTE)24.46
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2520.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2520.1
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/250.4

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.46
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.91
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.45
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.45
Applications from another local authority (Reception)7

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 schoolLeicesterEngland
Overall absence5.2%, similar to England, similar to Leicester5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.12.5%, similar to England, better than Leicester15.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0.8%, similar to England, better than Leicester1.4%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 rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
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 Mayflower Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.1 miSecondaryMadani Boys SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.1 miSecondaryMadani Girls' SchoolVoluntary aided school
Good
0.2 miPrimaryEvington Valley Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.2 miNot applicableLand of Learning Primary SchoolOther independent school
Outstanding
0.3 miPrimaryColeman Primary SchoolCommunity school
Requires improvement
0.3 miNot applicableImam Muhammad Adam Institute Boys SchoolOther independent school
Outstanding
0.4 miSecondaryCrown Hills Community CollegeCommunity school
Outstanding
0.5 miPrimarySpinney Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.6 miPrimaryMedway Community Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miPrimaryUplands Junior L.E.A.D. AcademyAcademy sponsor led
Good

Frequently asked questions about Mayflower Primary School

What is Mayflower Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Mayflower Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 17 Jun 2025. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Mayflower Primary School rank in England?

Mayflower Primary School ranks 9,316 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 61% of schools).

What are Mayflower Primary School's SATs results?

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Mayflower Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 63%).

How hard is it to get into Mayflower Primary School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Mayflower Primary School made 46 offers from 91 applications (2 per offer), and 45 of 45 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Mayflower Primary School?

Mayflower Primary School has 424 pupils aged 3 to 11.

What is the capacity of Mayflower Primary School?

Mayflower Primary School had 420 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Mayflower Primary School?

At Mayflower Primary School, the average class had 27.6 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 21.5 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Mayflower Primary School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Mayflower Primary School missed 5.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 12.5% 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.