School profile

Rolleston Primary School

Primary · Community school · Leicester, LE2 9PT

Requires improvement

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Schools
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Outstanding
Good
Requires improvement
Inadequate
Not rated

National ranking

Key stage 2 2024/25

#13,672 of 15,057

Worse than 90% of schools in England

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

Rolleston Primary School Ofsted rating

Ofsted report cardInspected 21 Apr 2026

Area360 rating
Requires improvement
Inclusion
Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Needs attention
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Early years
Strong standard
Safeguarding
Met

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages3 to 11
Pupils397 of 420 places
GenderMixed
Head teacherCo Headteacher Mr Dwayne Toon and Mr Mark Durkin
Local authorityLeicester
Opened01 Sept 2004
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 134305.

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 maths42%60%63%
Higher standard in reading, writing and maths0%5%8%
Average reading score100105106
Average maths score101105105
Average grammar, punctuation and spelling score100106105
Expected standard in reading55%73%76%
Expected standard in writing70%70%73%
Expected standard in maths55%74%75%
Pupils taking tests60--

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

Pupils

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils397
Girls194
Boys203
Eligible for free school meals45.1%
First language not English35.3%
SEN support51
EHC plan8
Average class size27.1

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

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Pupils ethnicity

White British
52.4%
Other White
9.8%
African
8.1%
Other Asian
4.8%
Indian
4.3%
White and Black African
3.5%
Pakistani
3.5%
Other mixed
2.5%
Other Black
2.5%
White and Black Caribbean
2%

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

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed. Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means missing 50% or more.

MeasureThis schoolLeicesterEngland
Overall absence5.1%5.3%5.1%
Persistent absence13.3%15.7%13.2%
Severe absence0.9%1.4%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 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)44
Applications (Reception)59
First preference applications (Reception)43
First preference offers (Reception)43
Applications from another local authority (Reception)7

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

Capacity

2024/25
MeasureThis school
School places420
Pupils on roll400
Unfilled places4.8%

Source: DfE, School capacity, Academic year 2024/25, published 19 Mar 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26
MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18
Pupils per adult8.9
Teachers (FTE)21.5
Teaching assistants (FTE)20.02
Support staff (FTE)29.56
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2518.5
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2518.5
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.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25
MeasureThis school
Suspension rate2.1%
Pupils with one or more suspensions1.2%
Permanent exclusion rate0.2%
Permanent exclusions1

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 Rolleston Primary School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.4 miPrimaryEyres Monsell Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
0.7 miSecondarySouth Wigston High SchoolAcademy converter
Requires improvement
0.7 miAll-throughTudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolAcademy sponsor led
Requires improvement
0.7 miPrimaryParkland Primary School South WigstonAcademy converter
Good
0.7 miPrimaryHoly Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary AcademyAcademy converter
Good
0.8 miPrimaryFairfield Community Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryGlen Hills Primary SchoolAcademy converter
Good
0.9 miPrimaryMontrose SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryMarriott Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.2 miPrimaryBlaby Thistly Meadow Primary SchoolCommunity school
Outstanding

Frequently asked questions about Rolleston Primary School

What is Rolleston Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Rolleston Primary School is rated Requires improvement, last inspected on 21 Apr 2026. Recent Ofsted inspections have no single overall grade, so Area360 summarises the inspection grades.

How does Rolleston Primary School rank in England?

Rolleston Primary School ranks 13,672 of 15,057 schools in England for Key stage 2 2024/25 (worse than 90% of schools).

How many pupils attend Rolleston Primary School?

Rolleston Primary School has 397 pupils aged 3 to 11, with capacity for 420.

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.