Eastfield Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Leicester, Leicestershire
Eastfield Primary School is a primary school in Leicester, Leicestershire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 24 October 2023.
Key facts
- Address
- Eastfield Road, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8FP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Leicestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 335 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 18.8% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 24 October 2023
Strengths
- “Most parents and carers at Eastfield appreciate these improvements to the school.”
- “As one parent commented: ‘The school has changed dramatically.”
- “Pupils enjoy the wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer.”
To improve
- “However, expectations of what pupils should achieve are not fully realised.”
- “Some of the curriculum, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), varies in quality.”
- “This holds back pupils from knowing and remembering more.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 4 December 2023 (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) | 51% | 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: 26 first-preference applications, 26 offers in total, 26 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.
- Bishop Ellis Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.3 mi Standards maintained
- Church Hill Church of England Junior School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- Church Hill Infant School 0.4 mi School remains Good
- The Merton Primary School 0.9 mi Not judged
- The Pochin School 1.2 mi Not judged
- Riverside Community Primary School Birstall 1.4 mi School remains Good
- St Peter and St Paul Church of England Academy 1.6 mi School remains Good
- Highcliffe Primary School and Community Centre 2.0 mi School remains Good