Barwell Infant School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–7 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Barwell Infant School is a primary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 4–7 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Townend Road, Barwell, Leicester, LE9 8HG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 150 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils at Barwell Infant School are enthusiastic and cheerful.”
- “They enjoy learning new things.”
- “They say that working hard in mathematics ‘makes you smarter’.”
To improve
- “Despite this, in some lessons, teachers do not adjust plans to meet the needs of pupils.”
- “The learning activities provided do not always help pupils to learn the intended knowledge as well as they could.”
- “Sometimes, teachers do not use teaching time well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 22 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 56 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 56 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
More with a 3-month pass
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- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Barwell Church of England Junior School 0.2 mi Not judged
- Newlands Community Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade
- Townlands Church of England Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good
- St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Hinckley Parks Primary School 1.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Richmond Primary School 1.8 mi Standards maintained
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy 1.9 mi School remains Good
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy 2.0 mi School remains Good