Shenton Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Leicester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Leicester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2025 figure 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Shenton Primary School is a primary school in Leicester for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Leicester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
Shenton Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every Reception 2026 applicant was offered a place, as at 59 of the 72 other Leicester primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- There were 24 first-choice applications for 24 offers in Reception 2026, 1.0 first choices per offer, the 11th highest of 72 Leicester primary schools.
- In 2024/25, 61% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 0% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Its 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure, 61%, was 2nd lowest of 5 schools: this one and 4 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Leicester that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Leicester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Dunlin Road, Off Humberstone Road, Leicester, LE5 3FP
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Leicester
- Pupils on roll
- 360 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 61% | 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: 24 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Leicester.
- Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Charnwood Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Bridge Junior School 0.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Green Lane Infant School 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Taylor Road Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Catherine Infant School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Highfields Primary School 0.5 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Uplands Infant School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published