Newbold Verdon Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 3–11 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Newbold Verdon Primary School is a primary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 3–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 1 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Dragon Lane, Newbold Verdon, Leicester, LE9 9NG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 220 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 24.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 1 May 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending this school.”
- “They look forward to learning new things each day.”
- “Teachers have high expectations of each pupil.”
To improve
- “Teachers do not always check that pupils have secured the prior learning that they will need to help them learn the newly adapted curriculum.”
- “Sometimes feedback does not always help pupils improve their work.”
- “In some lessons, pupils who have secured the planned learning are not always given an opportunity to deepen their understanding and move further forward in their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 June 2024 (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) | 31% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 31 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
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Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicestershire.
- Barlestone Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Standards maintained
- Desford Community Primary School 2.0 mi Not judged
- Dove Bank Primary School 2.6 mi Standards maintained
- Thornton Primary School 2.8 mi Good
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School (Market Bosworth) 2.8 mi School remains Good
- Saint Peters Catholic Voluntary Academy 4.0 mi School remains Good
- Newlands Community Primary School 4.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Simon and St Jude CofE Primary School 4.1 mi Standards maintained