Water Leys Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Wigston, Leicestershire
Water Leys Primary School is a primary school in Wigston, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 17 April 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Guilford Drive, Wigston, LE18 1HG
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 402 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 17 April 2024
Strengths
- “Water Leys Primary School is a nurturing and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils are happy, polite and well mannered.”
- “Pupils feel safe and cared for.”
To improve
- “In some lessons, however, there are inconsistencies in how the curriculum is implemented.”
- “Staff do not consistently choose tasks and resources which support learning as well as they might, and they use a variety of different methods to check whether pupils can recall their previous learning.”
- “As a result, sometimes this slows pupils’ learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 17 May 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) | 56% | 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: 45 first-preference applications, 48 offers in total, 45 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.
- Fairfield Community Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- All Saints Church of England Primary School 0.7 mi Requires improvement
- Little Hill Primary 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade
- Saint John Fisher Catholic Voluntary Academy, Wigston, Leicestershire 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- The Meadow Community Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade
- Glenmere Community Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Parkland Primary School South Wigston 1.3 mi School remains Good
- Langmoor Primary School Oadby 1.3 mi Requires improvement