Best primary schools in Leicester (2026)
Leicester has 77 ranked primary schools with published results. The top-ranked is North Mead Primary Academy, in the top 5% in England. The average reading, writing & maths here in 2025 was 61%, against 62% for England. 6 are in England's top 10%, and 2 are rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
| Rank | School | Reading, writing & maths (2023–2025 average) | Reading, writing & maths 2025 | Trend | Higher standard | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Top 5% in England |
North Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
79% | 69% | 22% | No rating | |
2 Top 5% in England |
Millfield L.E.A.D. Academy Leicester |
80% | 78% | 28% | No rating | |
3 Top 6% in England |
Parks Primary School Leicester |
82% | 85% | 15% | Not judged | |
4 Top 6% in England |
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
84% | 88% | 18% | Good | |
5 Top 6% in England |
Queensmead Primary Academy Leicester |
86% | 87% | 8% | No rating | |
6 Top 8% in England |
Whitehall Primary School Leicester |
83% | 71% | 7% | Good | |
7 Top 13% in England |
Caldecote Community Primary School Leicester |
75% | 82% | 20% | No rating | |
8 Top 13% in England |
Humberstone Junior School Leicester |
76% | 81% | 20% | Outstanding | |
9 Top 16% in England |
Abbey Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
74% | 70% | 15% | Outstanding | |
10 Top 18% in England |
Rowlatts Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
73% | 76% | 22% | Good | |
11 Top 26% in England |
Kestrel Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
72% | 79% | 10% | No rating | |
12 Top 27% in England |
Beaumont Lodge Primary School Leicester |
74% | 79% | 0% | Good | |
13 Top 27% in England |
Stokes Wood Primary School Leicester |
70% | 64% | 2% | No rating | |
14 Top 29% in England |
Hope Hamilton CofE Primary School Leicester · Church of England |
72% | 67% | 3% | No rating | |
15 Top 30% in England |
Spinney Hill Primary School Leicester |
70% | 69% | 7% | No rating | |
16 Top 30% in England |
Glen Hills Primary School Leicester |
69% | 64% | 5% | No rating | |
17 Top 31% in England |
Falcons Primary School Leicester · Sikh |
72% | 63% | 0% | No rating | |
18 Top 32% in England |
Sparkenhoe Community Primary School Leicester |
70% | 68% | 7% | Good | |
19 Top 32% in England |
Thurnby, St Luke's Church of England Primary School Leicester · Church of England |
70% | 71% | 7% | Report card | |
20 Top 34% in England |
Linden Primary School Leicester |
69% | 75% | 10% | No rating | |
21 Top 35% in England |
St John the Baptist CofE Primary School Leicester · Church of England |
67% | 61% | 3% | Good | |
22 Top 36% in England |
Christ the King Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
67% | 54% | 4% | Not judged | |
23 Top 37% in England |
Evington Valley Primary School Leicester |
67% | 77% | 2% | No rating | |
24 Top 39% in England |
Overdale Junior School Leicester |
66% | 62% | 8% | No rating | |
25 Top 40% in England |
Willowbrook Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
65% | 73% | 14% | Good | |
26 Top 40% in England |
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
66% | 66% | 9% | Report card | |
27 Top 41% in England |
Krishna Avanti Primary School Leicester · Hindu |
68% | 73% | 9% | No rating | |
28 Top 42% in England |
Uplands Junior L.E.A.D. Academy Leicester |
67% | 72% | 8% | No rating | |
29 Top 42% in England |
Hazel Community Primary School Leicester |
68% | 65% | 2% | Report card | |
30 Top 42% in England |
Slater Primary School Leicester |
66% | 67% | 8% | Report card | |
31 Top 45% in England |
Charnwood Primary School Leicester |
66% | 67% | 5% | Not judged | |
32 Top 50% in England |
Sandfield Close Primary School Leicester |
65% | 64% | 0% | Not judged | |
33 Bottom 49% in England |
Saint Patrick's Catholic Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
63% | 43% | 0% | Good | |
34 Bottom 49% in England |
Folville Junior School Leicester |
62% | 67% | 8% | No rating | |
35 Bottom 46% in England |
Heatherbrook Primary Academy Leicester |
61% | 56% | 0% | Good | |
36 Bottom 44% in England |
Wyvern Primary School Leicester |
61% | 65% | 7% | Report card | |
37 Bottom 44% in England |
Dovelands Primary School Leicester |
62% | 63% | 0% | No rating | |
38 Bottom 44% in England |
St Mary's Fields Academy Leicester |
62% | 62% | 3% | Requires improvement | |
39 Bottom 41% in England |
Knighton Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
62% | 63% | 0% | No rating | |
40 Bottom 40% in England |
Thurnby Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
58% | 43% | 9% | No rating | |
41 Bottom 40% in England |
Avenue Primary School Leicester |
60% | 61% | 6% | No rating | |
42 Bottom 39% in England |
St Barnabas CofE Primary School Leicester · Church of England |
59% | 66% | 7% | No rating | |
43 Bottom 39% in England |
Forest Lodge Academy Leicester |
58% | 55% | 6% | No rating | |
44 Bottom 38% in England |
Alderman Richard Hallam Primary School Leicester |
59% | 55% | 2% | No rating | |
45 Bottom 37% in England |
Highfields Primary School Leicester |
59% | 65% | 4% | Not judged | |
46 Bottom 37% in England |
Shenton Primary School Leicester |
61% | 61% | 0% | No rating | |
47 Bottom 36% in England |
Mellor Community Primary School Leicester |
59% | 59% | 3% | No rating | |
48 Bottom 35% in England |
Inglehurst Junior School Leicester |
59% | 56% | 3% | Good | |
49 Bottom 34% in England |
Medway Community Primary School Leicester |
57% | 64% | 3% | No rating | |
50 Bottom 33% in England |
Coleman Primary School Leicester |
57% | 59% | 3% | Not judged | |
51 Bottom 33% in England |
Glenfield Primary School Leicester |
58% | 57% | 2% | Good | |
52 Bottom 33% in England |
Ravenhurst Primary School Leicester |
58% | 58% | 5% | Report card | |
53 Bottom 28% in England |
Braunstone Community Primary School Leicester |
57% | 75% | 0% | Good | |
54 Bottom 28% in England |
Herrick Primary School Leicester |
54% | 58% | 8% | No rating | |
55 Bottom 27% in England |
Wolsey House Primary School Leicester |
56% | 51% | 0% | Report card | |
56 Bottom 26% in England |
Merrydale Junior School Leicester |
56% | 67% | 2% | Good | |
57 Bottom 23% in England |
Fernvale Primary School Leicester |
53% | 39% | 4% | No rating | |
58 Bottom 23% in England |
Montrose School Leicester |
52% | 56% | 7% | Not judged | |
59 Bottom 21% in England |
Granby Primary School Leicester |
51% | 47% | 6% | Good | |
60 Bottom 21% in England |
Rushey Mead Primary School Leicester |
51% | 46% | 4% | No rating | |
61 Bottom 21% in England |
Fosse Mead Primary Academy Leicester |
51% | 58% | 7% | Good | |
62 Bottom 17% in England |
Braunstone Frith Primary Academy Leicester |
51% | 51% | 2% | Good | |
63 Bottom 17% in England |
St Joseph's Catholic Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
49% | 53% | 3% | Good | |
64 Bottom 16% in England |
Barley Croft Primary School Leicester |
50% | 49% | 0% | No rating | |
65 Bottom 14% in England |
Mowmacre Hill Primary School Leicester |
49% | 53% | 0% | No rating | |
66 Bottom 12% in England |
Catherine Junior School Leicester |
47% | 43% | 5% | Good | |
67 Bottom 11% in England |
Marriott Primary School Leicester |
43% | 34% | 0% | Good | |
68 Bottom 11% in England |
Belgrave St Peter's CofE Primary School Leicester · Church of England |
46% | 45% | 3% | No rating | |
69 Bottom 10% in England |
Kingsway Primary School Leicester |
45% | 49% | 6% | No rating | |
70 Bottom 10% in England |
Shaftesbury Junior School Leicester |
44% | 58% | 0% | Good | |
71 Bottom 9% in England |
Eyres Monsell Primary School Leicester |
44% | 34% | 0% | No rating | |
72 Bottom 9% in England |
Rolleston Primary School Leicester |
44% | 42% | 0% | Report card | |
73 Bottom 8% in England |
Bridge Junior School Leicester |
43% | 43% | 1% | Requires improvement | |
74 Bottom 6% in England |
Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy Leicester · Roman Catholic |
41% | 45% | 3% | Good | |
75 Bottom 5% in England |
Scraptoft Valley Primary School Leicester |
40% | 37% | 0% | Good | |
76 Bottom 5% in England |
Mayflower Primary School Leicester |
41% | 60% | 0% | Not judged | |
77 Bottom 5% in England |
Woodstock Primary Academy Leicester |
40% | 52% | 0% | Requires improvement |
Other towns in Leicestershire
- Ashby-de-la-Zouch
- Birstall
- Blaby and Whetstone
- Broughton Astley
- Coalville
- Earl Shilton
- Enderby and Narborough
- Groby
- Hinckley
- Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe
- Loughborough
- Market Harborough
- Melton Mowbray
- Oadby
- Shepshed
- Swadlincote
- Thurmaston
- Whitwick
- Wigston
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Questions
What is the best primary school in Leicester?
On exam results over the last three years, North Mead Primary Academy is the top-ranked primary school in Leicester, in the top 5% of schools in England.
How are the schools ranked?
By published Department for Education exam results averaged over three years: for secondary schools, Attainment 8 plus a quarter of the share getting grade 5+ in English and maths; for primary schools, the share reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths plus half the share reaching the higher standard. The order uses the three-year average, so a school can rank above one with a higher single-year result. Schools with fewer than 10 pupils taking the tests are not ranked. Exam results are only part of the picture: visit, read the Ofsted report and check admissions rules, as living nearby does not guarantee a place.