Ibstock Junior School
Primary · Community school · Ages 7–11 · Ibstock, Leicestershire
Ibstock Junior School is a primary school in Ibstock, Leicestershire for ages 7–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 5 March 2025.
Key facts
- Address
- Melbourne Road, Melbourne Road, Ibstock, LE67 6NP
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 290 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 5 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils and staff agree that everyone is welcome at this community school.”
- “People are treated as individuals and staff take the time to get to know each pupil.”
- “Pupils say, ‘Everyone is encouraged to be themselves here; we don’t allow discrimination.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, pupils are not taught the necessary skills before being expected to use them.”
- “For example, in art and design, pupils sometimes need to apply painting techniques that they have not yet mastered fully.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 31 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- St Denys Church of England Infant School, Ibstock 0.0 mi Not judged
- Heather Primary School 1.0 mi Good
- Ellistown Community Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Hugglescote Community Primary School 1.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Woodstone Community Primary School 2.0 mi Standards maintained
- Dove Bank Primary School 2.1 mi Standards maintained
- Newton Burgoland Primary School 2.3 mi Good
- Greenstone Primary School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade