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Green Lane Infant School

Primary · Academy converter · Leicester, LE5 3GG

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Green Lane Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 26 Jan 2016

Ofsted rating
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeAcademy converter
Ages3 to 7
Pupils278
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Rebecca Conway
TrustATTENBOROUGH LEARNING TRUST
Local authorityLeicester
Opened01 Apr 2019
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 146852.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils278
Girls149
Boys129
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.15.5%
First language not English92.1%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.270
Pupils excluding nurseryPupils who take up school places.211
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.21.9%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.62
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.6
Average class size21.7

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
76.6%
Pakistani
7.2%
Other Asian
3.6%
African
2.9%
Bangladeshi
2.2%
Other ethnic group
2.2%
Other White
1.8%
White British
1.1%
Other mixed
0.7%
Caribbean
0.4%

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 teacher19
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.10.8
Teachers (FTE)12.92
Teaching assistants (FTE)9.79
Support staff (FTE)16.4
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/2513.9
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/2511.9
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/251
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

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.55
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.82
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.53
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.53
Applications from another local authority (Reception)1

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 absence6.1%, worse than England, worse than Leicester5.3%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.16.7%, worse than England, similar to Leicester15.7%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.2.5%, worse than England, worse 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

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Good
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0.4 miPrimarySt Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school
Good
0.5 miNot applicableDarul Madinah Leicester LtdOther independent school
Unrated
0.5 miPrimarySpinney Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Green Lane Infant School

What is Green Lane Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Green Lane Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 26 Jan 2016.

How hard is it to get into Green Lane Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Green Lane Infant School made 55 offers from 82 applications (1.5 per offer), and 53 of 53 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Green Lane Infant School?

Green Lane Infant School has 278 pupils aged 3 to 7.

What is the capacity of Green Lane Infant School?

Green Lane Infant School had 270 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Green Lane Infant School?

At Green Lane Infant School, the average class had 21.7 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 19 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Green Lane Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Green Lane Infant School missed 6.1% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 16.7% 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.